Example sentences of "[adj] for [art] [num ord] time [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | Moreover , in the 1890s the British for the first time consistently encouraged headmen to report all cases . |
2 | Last Thursday their problems became public for the first time when Allen began a legal battle for custody of three of their children . |
3 | Trusting to things mechanical for the second time today , he sank below on a hydraulic platform designed for wheelchairs . |
4 | Dick has a generous amount of time and experience in taildraggers like Staggerwings and T-6s but he wanted Bill Dodds who had broad P-40 for the first time so that he could compare the aircraft with others that he 's flown . |
5 | My period was late for the first time ever . |
6 | Andersson has not played for a month but trained with United for the first time yesterday and made an instant impression . |
7 | For Swindon it was shooting practice young Marcus Phillips on as sub for the first time nearly got a goal but it was Torquay who tookover towards the end … |
8 | He felt uneasy for the first time ever , a prickling at the back of his neck , a sense of personal danger . |
9 | Fifteen for the first time round . |
10 | Last year I was fifteen for the third time round . |
11 | Meanwhile , in Bosnia the heads of its three warring armies met face-to-face for the first time yesterday and signed a ceasefire deal for the whole republic . |
12 | The sliding glass panel was open for the first time ever . |
13 | Young people striking out on their own for the first time frequently do not have transport and colleges or universities are not always situated in city centres . |
14 | BRITAIN 'S unemployment soared above 2.6 million for the first time in over four years yesterday after a bigger than expected surge in the number of people out of work . |
15 | Sam became aware for the first time how bad he smelled . |
16 | Erteco , for example , broke even for the first time only last year . |