Example sentences of "[adv] for the first time [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The leadership wants to see the proportion of union voting strength at party conferences reduced from the current 70 per cent — down for the first time this year from the traditional 90 per cent — to an eventual 50 per cent . |
| 2 | Everard Bone also remembered his sick wife , perhaps for the first time that evening , and offered to give the Fairfaxes a lift somewhere in his car . |
| 3 | The guidance will bring together for the first time all the relevant existing guidance into one statement and has already been the subject of previous consultation in a green paper . |
| 4 | Not for the first time that morning Erika felt slightly uncomfortable . |
| 5 | Joan sounded perplexed — not for the first time that evening . |
| 6 | Not for the first time that day , the Doctor was to be proved wrong . |
| 7 | Not for the first time this season MrTyson needed a police escort as protesting losers surrounded him at the end . |
| 8 | Not for the first time this season their defence had been found wanting and Oldham exploited the weaknesses to the full , owing a special debt to the inspiration and tireless running of Henry and Milligan . |
| 9 | Not for the first time this season Tyson needed a police escort at the end as he was surrounded by protesting players . |
| 10 | That let off seemed to breathe relief back into the home side , and not for the first time this season the imposing physical presence of youngster Ferguson proved crucial with a deft header which set up Cleland for a fine angled finish from 15 yards for the leveller . |
| 11 | Not for the first time this season , he was lucky to last 90 minutes . |
| 12 | Not for the first time this year , Seles had been let off with a mere slap on the wrist . |
| 13 | Aid workers say Central Bosnia , cut off for the first time this Winter by the war between Croats and Muslims , is facing a humanitarian catastrophe . |