Example sentences of "[prep] the first [noun sg] [that] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coming back , she saw for the first time that a letter addressed to herself lay on the kitchen table . |
| 2 | The United Nations ' mediator , Diego Cordovez , admitted for the first time that a Geneva agreement on a Soviet troop withdrawal would only be the starting point for a settlement . |
| 3 | Truly to celebrate the sacrament for the first time , and to feel for the first time that the hands were the instruments through which God chose to nourish the souls of his people , could be overwhelming with gratitude or with penitence . |
| 4 | Further , on appointment he had realised for the first time that the eastern parts of the District remained largely undeveloped by the WEA . |
| 5 | So now , more mildly , Frederica saw for the first time that the light was gold , that olives were black and warm , the olive trees were powdery-grey , that lavender was a purple haze . |
| 6 | It hit me for the first time that the bands and comedians were going to be performing here for free , for John , for us . |
| 7 | Straightening , the Doctor looked around , noticing for the first time that the hill he had asked about earlier when he was with Howard , was also visible from here . |
| 8 | ‘ Is it really worth going somewhere else ? ’ she asked a trifly wistfully , filling her lungs with cool fresh air and realising for the first time that the pavements were damp and it must have been raining . |
| 9 | The Soviet announcement in September 1989 that it was to dismantle the Krasnoyarsk radar station in Siberia ( see p. 36909 ) was followed by a statement on Oct. 23 , 1989 , by the Soviet Foreign Minister , Eduard Shevardnadze , who admitted for the first time that the location and orientation of the radar station constituted " a violation of the ABM treaty " . |
| 10 | Stating publicly for the first time that the Philippines government wanted the bases to go , just before negotiations began , President Corazon Aquino spoke of " redefining " US-Philippines relations , and of her hopes that the talks would seek " to craft a new relationship , one more equitable , mutually beneficial and respectful of each other 's sovereignties " . |
| 11 | When a dispute arose under the contract , it was discovered for the first time that the copy returned by B had a number of terms printed on the back , in German , including a clause conferring jurisdiction in relation to disputes under the contract on the German courts . |
| 12 | In a letter to The Scotsman , Dr Peter Sanders , the commission 's chief executive , confirms publicly for the first time that the report ‘ reveals distorted representation of children from ethnic minorities living in Glasgow , in special educational needs categories ’ . |
| 13 | However , the Palace did deny a report that senior royal officials had admitted for the first time that the marriage was in difficulty . |
| 14 | As only the better-off members could afford the piece of silver , this can be seen as the first sign that the classless Society of Archers was being taken over by the wealthier members . |
| 15 | The claims so built up the expectations for ZETA after the first conference that the subsequent news was perceived as ‘ failure ’ . |
| 16 | It was held by the Lord Ordinary ( Lord Wheatley ) and a majority of the First Division that the corporation was not liable to purchase tax on stationery manufactured by it and supplied to its public service departments but was liable to the tax on stationery supplied to its trading departments . |
| 17 | So , when the 1971 British Lions stretched Fergie McCormick this way and that when winning the First Test on Mains ' home ground , the All Black selectors decided that McCormick had to go , and Mains went on to play the remaining three Tests of the first rubber that the Lions had won in New Zealand . |
| 18 | This is far from the first time that the Fnac has made a widely publicised intervention claiming that discounting favours the interests of the consumer . |
| 19 | The therapist should prepare the patient for termination by making it clear from the first interview that a relatively short period of treatment is planned . |
| 20 | As regards the condition relating to the place of operation , direction and control of the vessel , the applicants in the main proceedings stated in the first place that the flag state might legitimately require some measure of onshore representation in order to ensure that the authorities of that state had some method of tracing the responsibility of the operator . |
| 21 | I also wish to thank the hon. Member for Glasgow , Shettleston ( Mr. Marshall ) who suggested in the first place that the Bill should apply to Scotland as well as to England and Wales . |
| 22 | A party seeking to enforce the clause which has been attacked as being an unreasonable restraint of trade will usually argue in the first place that the restriction as a whole is reasonable and secondly that any part which is unreasonable can be severed thereby leaving only the reasonable part which should be enforced . |
| 23 | It was said that on the first occasion that a female student ‘ scrubbed ’ with him he was reaching the end of a long case and held up the piece of cat-gut slung under the ureter ( to identify it and keep it safe during the dissection ) , saying ‘ Cut ! ’ |
| 24 | However , it is probably preferable to send a copy of the terms with the document which refers to them , at least on the first occasion that the parties do business . |
| 25 | All this , one may presume further , was supposed to supply the missing will and determination of the indigenous people and just in case the French might be feeling a little faint-hearted at the prospect , the US should immediately reconsider its policy at the first sign that the French were planning to give up or even if they planned to take the problem to the UN . |