Example sentences of "[adv] for the first [noun] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They said their father contacted them suddenly for the first time two months ago after walking out on them 18 years ago . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It brings together for the first time 24 internationally produced and acclaimed animations , displaying a vast array of styles and experimentation . |
| 6 | Not for the first time that morning Erika felt slightly uncomfortable . |
| 7 | Joan sounded perplexed — not for the first time that evening . |
| 8 | Not for the first time that day , the Doctor was to be proved wrong . |
| 9 | Not for the first time this season MrTyson needed a police escort as protesting losers surrounded him at the end . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Not for the first time this season Tyson needed a police escort at the end as he was surrounded by protesting players . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Not for the first time this season , he was lucky to last 90 minutes . |
| 14 | Not for the first time this year , Seles had been let off with a mere slap on the wrist . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | As it turned out the final Report , published in 1889 after almost five years of investigation , did embody a number of recommendations regarding the education of deaf children in future Education Acts , thus setting out for the first time proper legislation with regard to compulsory entry , ages of admission , the length of education , the size of classes , and even that Principals/Headmasters of boarding institutions had to reside on the premises . |
| 17 | One company director — then unconverted — whom I took there for the first time one Tuesday had this reaction : ‘ All my life I have been longing without knowing it to hear preaching like this . ’ |