Example sentences of "[verb] at [noun] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coventry v Southampton Having just won at Liverpool for the first time , Coventry ought to be in the mood to take Southampton even though the latter have lost only once in a dozen games . |
| 2 | Child benefit will be frozen at £9.65 for the first child and £7.80 for others when Chancellor Norman Lamont unveils next year 's spending package . |
| 3 | Together the two are priced at $10,000 for the first copy . |
| 4 | It was the following year that the ghost was seen at Althorp for the first time . |
| 5 | Microsoft Corp 's MS-DOS 6 , which will be available on Wednesday , will be offered at $50 for the first 60 days , and $130 thereafter , the company said : the two most compelling new features , the company says , are data compression to double hard disk space , and improved memory management ; it also includes the capability to back up files , protect against viruses and reorganize files on the hard disk — the back-up technology was licensed from Symantec Corp 's Peter Norton group , and the anti-viral technology from Central Point Software Inc — but unlike Symantec 's Norton Back-Up , the back-up feature in MS-DOS 6 is n't automatic and does n't support tape drives , and is also slower — and about 300 new viruses have been discovered since Central Point 's virus detection technology was frozen in MS-DOS 6 code ; both companies hope to sell enhancements to the built-in products to users . |
| 6 | I had heard that you were staying at the farm , ’ Claudine stated , condescending to look at Jenna for the first time . |
| 7 | In December 1986 the permissible concentration of alcohol was set at zero for the first two years of driving . |
| 8 | He looked at McAllister for the first time since she had begun to help him , and saw her strained white face , the eyes enormous in it . |
| 9 | Fees start at 1% for the first £500,000 , decreasing to 0.4% for the next £9.5m . |
| 10 | New Zealand 's quarrel with France over the Rainbow Warrior incident was formally ended when a French naval ship docked at Auckland for the first time in almost six years . |
| 11 | The idea of being received at court for the first time since the childhood marriage , at first caused Anne much excitement . |
| 12 | Rosalind Plowright , singing at ENO for the first time in eight years , is an Elisabeth de Valois of aptly regal appearance , though her initially expressive line showed increasing signs of strain . |
| 13 | Cove lost at home for the first time in 13 games , going down 3–1 to Epsom & Ewell . |
| 14 | In April 1985 , a Rolex-Jackie Stewart Celebrity Challenge was held at Gleneagles for the first time . |