Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] the [adj] time [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eleven weeks before the opening of the British Empire Exhibition ( where for the first time the King 's speech was transmitted by wireless to every part of the country and many parts of the British Empire ) , the house with every item in place was ready to be presented to both the Queen and the public . |
| 2 | Thus a man who could have done all sorts of good things is rendered useless ; and the same sort of outcome could follow in a case involving not one but two men , or a hundred or more , or even a whole branch of a family ( progenies ) or at the same time a whole province — if you 're not very careful ! " ( c. 31 ) |
| 3 | The new fact in the world 's history is that for the first time a great power with a formidable Navy , a population from which vast armies might be raised , and an economic and financial strength which might alone be decisive in any future conflict , is prepared to stake its own peace , not merely to guarantee its own interests , nor to further the partisan aims of its allies , but to make an end in the world of the possibility of prosperous aggression … . beyond the American continent her only interests are the open door to trade , freedom of the seas , and the maintenance of peace . |
| 4 | ASH , Action on Smoking and Health , said the new move meant that for the first time the true toll of smoking would be seen ‘ in black and white ’ . |
| 5 | The Association found that for the first time the municipal government was taking its demands seriously and was prepared to make concessions which would effectively improve working conditions . |
| 6 | Details of the summer bonanza meeting , on a par with most of the top venues in the United Kingdom , were outlined at a House of Sport Press Conference today where it was revealed that for the first time the meeting will be held on a Saturday night ( 6pm start ) . |
| 7 | Concluding a three-day visit to Vietnam on Feb. 1 , the US presidential envoy , Gen. John Vessey , announced that for the first time the USA was to provide assistance to typhoon victims . |
| 8 | asserted that in the present time the defendant 's liability in Rylands v. Fletcher itself ‘ could simply have been placed on the defendant 's failure of duty to take reasonable care , ’ and it seems a logical inference from this and from the judgment as a whole that the Court of Appeal considered the rule to have no useful function in modern times . |
| 9 | Personalities apart , it is convenient that at the present time the following Departments should also be represented in the Cabinet — Home Office , Ministry of Labour and Board of Trade . |
| 10 | When it is remembered that at the same time the beginnings of large-scale industry could be discerned in Japan , it can be seen that a big absolute growth in this period masks a significant change in Europe 's relative position . |
| 11 | Oil prices remained 35 per cent higher than at the same time the previous year , the prospect of increased trade with Saudi Arabia and Iran opened up and major development projects , such as the expansion of the Das Island gas liquefaction plant and Dubai 's dhow wharfage scheme , recommenced . |
| 12 | And about the same time a mystery blaze broke out at Madame Tussaud 's , another of the capitals major tourist attractions . |
| 13 | The pace picks up towards the end : Bolam 's hair goes awry , and for the first time a sense of desperation enters his acting . |
| 14 | In March 1980 the International Robot Symposium and Exhibition was held in Milan , and for the first time a British robot manufacturer showed its wares in a manner comparable with the best . |
| 15 | The stage was set for the establishment of thirteen ‘ centres of excellence ’ for the development of full-time surveying — thanks , principally to the foresight and energy of HMI Howard Wainwright — and for the first time a sense of security and confidence was available to the selected centres , as they were encouraged to improve their resources base and to develop exempting RICS diplomas , and subsequently degrees , to be validated by the CNAA . |
| 16 | The force expanded , working conditions improved , and for the first time a limited capacity for detection was developed . |
| 17 | Christine looked across and for the first time a defensive flabbiness crawled across her face . |
| 18 | In May 1989 the size of the weekly three month Treasury bill tender was increased from the customary £100 million to £500 million , and for the first time a weekly six month tender of £100 million was introduced . |
| 19 | The second norwegian half was bloody excellent from Norway and for the first time a norwegian team wins a away in eastern Europe . |
| 20 | And for the first time a handful of trains will run to Tyneside via the main line , calling at Durham . |
| 21 | The agreement includes a vital clause stating that the Commission must examine the rates of duty laid down every two years , and for the first time no later than 31st December 1994 . |
| 22 | Mountbatten saw Charles for what he was and liked what he saw , and for the first time the growing Prince was given some real sense of his own worth . |
| 23 | This was the initial running of the world 's oldest Classic under commercial sponsorship , and for the first time the winner 's prize money topped £100,000 . |
| 24 | Soon the mousy man became exhausted by struggling with the suitcase and for the first time the Feldwebel carried it for him . |
| 25 | Overall control was returned to the Inspector-General , and for the first time the jurisdiction of the regular police was extended to cover entire districts . |
| 26 | Immediately — before Edmund 's soliloquy , Edgar , still in disguise , has given the letter to Albany ( 40–50 ) , and for the first time the forces of good have a superior knowledge over the hypocrites . |
| 27 | But one winter she got flu , her work was sapped and for the first time the critics were unkind . |
| 28 | Wilcock arrived in London , and for the first time the two men met . |
| 29 | There were further clashes between police and fundamentalists on Dec. 29 at a mosque in a Tunis suburb , and for the first time the official news agency , Tunis Afrique Presse ( TAP ) , reported the incidents . |
| 30 | The party turned around to face him and for the first time the fat man moved . |