Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [prep] the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I did n't want to undergo the inconvenience of surgery to remove the offending gall bladder , I opted for virtually fat free eating , with the miraculous side effect of acquiring slim hips and thighs for the first time in my adult life ( see photograph on next page ) . |
| 2 | In 1892 , the union 's expenditure exceeded its income and reserves for the first time . |
| 3 | A further promotion will be run on the Pedigree Chum and Whiskas calendars which will be sold through pet shops and supermarkets for the first time ever . |
| 4 | After taking his trousers and underpants off-for the first time ever in front of someone who was n't a member of his family — he was told he had no transmittable diseases — whatever they were , thought Charlie . |
| 5 | To use the army as strike-breakers for the first time since Franco ( and Spain 's universally detested military service would have caused some intersting tests of loyalty ) would have provoked a confrontation with an unclear outcome for both sides . |
| 6 | Members of the foreign press were allowed as observers for the first time and ‘ dialogue ’ was the stated aim of the congress and also of the CPPCC to follow . |