Example sentences of "[art] [adj] for [art] [adj] time " 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 | Imagine if Mr Osborne were to try to sell the concept of milk , eggs or , heaven forbid , blue cheese to the British for the first time — how would you rate his chances ? |
| 3 | It 's the last I 'll see of the outside for a long time . ’ |
| 4 | The average family pays nearly £2,000 a year in interest on debts and mortgages , but last year we ran our household budgets in the black for the first time since the mid-Eighties — and managed to tuck away £10.6 billion in savings . |
| 5 | ‘ Stick players who try the Grand for the first time are surprised at how fast they adapt to it , ’ says inventor , manufacturer and player Emmett Chapman . |
| 6 | These roads not only allowed the fenlands to be exploited to the full for the first time , they also changed the way of life there , to an extent never seen before or since . |
| 7 | It had all been going on for years , Chertro said , and apparently earlier technicians had been doing the same for a long time before . |
| 8 | The figures announced today for the most recent month are the best for a long time and continue the trend of recent months . |
| 9 | ‘ The atmosphere on Friday was the best for a long time and if any of the ladies want to come along , they will be more than welcome ! ’ |
| 10 | She has the whip-hand for the first time since the cock-up over the separation when they had to apologise for making it known that the knives were out for the Duchess . |
| 11 | ‘ The spirits respect me ; I have had to do with the dead for a long time . ’ |
| 12 | Some flights are delayed , a few for a long time . |
| 13 | By 1970 there were more than half a million students at a now expanded network of higher education , and in 1980 the number exceeded a million for the first time , taking in roughly a quarter of the relevant age group . |
| 14 | There was , however , no inclination on the part of the Maltese to take a more adventurous approach even after going behind and they remained keen to foil the kind of movement off the ball being displayed by Jess , eagerly starting an international for the first time . |