Example sentences of "[noun] for the [adj] time [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Large areas of western Scotland , mid- and North Wales and the upland zones of the North and South West of England have exhibited population gains , in some cases for the first time in over a century .
2 Of birds for the first time ever heard ,
3 After moving to Grimsetter and Hatston respectively , this unit embarked aboard the carrier HMS Indefatigable , and in the period July 14 to 19 , 1944 , took its Fireflies into action for the first time when they supported FAA raids on the German battleship Tirpitz by attacking gun positions and two German naval vessels .
4 I experienced tears of real grief for the first time when my granny died .
5 Angie Bowie : I actually met David for the first time when he was with feathers at the Roundhouse and I was with the European head of Mercury Records , a gentleman called Lou Reisner .
6 We can not win the Ryder Cup , the Curtis Cup , the Walker Cup in the United States for the first time again .
7 In the final RUGBY UNION : Middlesbrough Wasps reached the final of the North Yorkshire Trophy for the first time when they beat Rowntrees 11–6 at Acklam Park yesterday .
8 Charlie 's hearing was fully restored a week later and a smile appeared on his lips for the first time when he saw Grace standing by his side pouring him a cup of tea .
9 WREXHAM manager Brian Flynn has thrown down the gauntlet to much-travelled striker Howard Gayle , who trained at the Racecourse for the first time yesterday .
10 A further promotion will be run on the Pedigree Chum and Whiskas calendars which will be sold through pet shops and supermarkets for the first time ever .
11 The only thing these artists have in common is their gallery of origin the Bachelier-Cardonsky of Kent , Connecticut , USA which has sent their work for the first time ever to Paris where it can be seen at Gianna Sistu for a month .
12 Also representing Scotland for the first time today will be the Ferguslie all-rounder , Stuart Kennedy , who follows in the footsteps of brother , Iain , who was capped six times .
13 " While giving priority to peaceful means " , the European Council for the first time publicly declared that it did " not exclude the use of military means by the UN " .
14 Well , I mean , we do n't , we do n't intend to equity account B Sky B for the present time anyway .
15 Young people away from home for the first time also have to find the resources within themselves to create a pattern of living .
16 There was a heady scent of rosemary and thyme in the air , and she breathed it in , feeling strangely at peace for the first time in as long as she could remember .
17 The new synthetic pitch at the Jordanstown campus has attracted the prestigious tournament to Northern Ireland for the first time in over a decade , and the impressive facilities at the campus will be used together with the new pitch at Valley Leisure Centre .
18 An Irish audience saw the All Blacks for the first time when they trained at Donnybrook on Monday , and the first impression of Mick Quinn , the former international fly-half , was : ‘ The omens are not good .
19 To their credit the Springboks took a leaf out of the Wallaby book by holding their Friday training session before the test in a township for the first time ever .
20 This will liberate much needed space in one two one , and enable the Board to bring together its central administration in one place for the first time ever .
21 COLIN Montgomerie experienced the torture chamber of Baltusrol for the first time yesterday and insisted the time had come for Europe to demolish America 's stranglehold on the U.S. Open .
22 MIKE Watkinson 's pick ‘ n mix deliveries brought him ten wickets in a match for the first time yesterday as Lancashire thrashed Warwickshire by an innings and 25 runs at Edgbaston .
23 Wakefield soon took the lead for the first time when Conway 's towering kick bounced over the line for Mason to touch down near the posts .
24 Walter Kent , the American composer of The White Cliffs of Dover , visited the town for the first time yesterday and presented an original of the song manuscript to the district council , which will display it in the £14m ‘ White Cliffs Experience ’ due to open in 1991 .
25 MIDDLESBROUGH 'S adopted ship HMS Jupiter sailed out of the town for the last time yesterday .
26 THE Duke and Duchess of Kent became grandparents for the second time yesterday when the Earl of St Andrews and his wife had a baby girl .
27 All the rugby roads lead to Twickenham this weekend … where England are playing South Africa for the first time in over 20 years …
28 Fry , dismissed by the 20-stone ticket-broker for the third time yesterday , wo n't be kissing and making up this time … he 'll sue for wrongful dismissal .
29 TWO North-East councillors came face to face in court for the first time yesterday over allegations that they assaulted each other .
30 It was rather like when he had gone to Paris for the first time when he was eighteen .
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