Example sentences of "[adv] [noun] for the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It dipped further on occasions when an end to the war seemed in prospect , notably on Feb. 15 and again on Feb. 19 , when it went briefly below $16 for the first time since July 1990 . |
| 2 | The Taiwanese government said last week that the rate of population growth this year would dip below 1% for the first time , to 0.95% , and forecast zero growth by 2035 . |
| 3 | Next season will see four national divisions of 10 clubs and the introduction of home and away fixtures for the first time . |
| 4 | In the beginning priority was given to those setting up home for the first time , families with young children , and people who had lost their homes and furniture through enemy action . |
| 5 | I will discuss past and likely future trends in households and housing , and give particular attention to the experience of young people setting up home for the first time . |
| 6 | Before the race , Mrs Munns judged the best turned-out horse , which she told me she was also doing for the first time . |
| 7 | If you are setting up LIFESPAN for the first time , you should follow the procedures in the order given to ensure a trouble-free installation . |
| 8 | When the £5 million Juventus midfielder leads out England for the first time he will spare a thought for the man who captained England to 1966 World Cup glory , just 48 hours after Bobby Moore revealed that he was battling cancer . |
| 9 | There was sympathy too for Floyd , who at 49 had the chance of becoming the oldest champion and now runner-up for the second time in three years . |
| 10 | For Leconte , who only four months earlier had undergone back surgery for the third time in little more than two years , it had seen the re-birth of what was — and can be again — a gloriously entertaining , as well as effective , career . |
| 11 | ‘ A lot of people will be seeing Hamlet and even Shakespeare for the first time . |
| 12 | In 1990 the hugely effective volunteer branched and guilds workforce was directly responsible for raising over £10m for the first time , not including the credit for attracting a very large proportion of the legacy income — which was another record in 1900 at some £31m . |