Example sentences of "[prep] the first time [v-ing] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Sept. 20 he said that prospects for an October peace conference were still uncertain , although the USA was " for the first time bringing pressure to bear on Israel " . |
| 2 | Compiled annually , it is a voluminous source which can now be fully exploited for the first time using computer techniques . |
| 3 | Since that meeting , I am glad that the industry has announced its plan to double the number of insurance ratings , for the first time taking account of factory-fitted security measures in assessing insurance grouping . |
| 4 | The Bioscope very much approved of the description of the movies as ‘ the drama of the masses , and went on to argue that the whole beauty of the movies was that they were for the first time providing amusement , ‘ the greatest factor in the life of.the masses ’ , to ‘ the millions ‘ who had been ‘ passed over for so many years and considered of no account ’ . |
| 5 | In 1906 an adverse report by the Board of Education 's inspectors on infant education led to the Board for the first time limiting school provision for children under five — hitherto the normal age for the entry of working-class children to full-time education had been three . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , ’ the Prince replied , for the first time showing compassion . |