Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] for the first time " in BNC.

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31 A specially commissioned painting by railway artist Simon Bowditch will be unveiled for the first time during the day , and limited edition copies given to local dignitaries .
32 The immediate post-war period again provided the optimism that had existed in 1920 , and the farm worker appeared to be poised for the first time to achieve equality of pay and status with workers in other industries .
33 The allowance can not normally be paid for the first time after pension age because it is regarded as overlapping with the retirement pension .
34 In 1911 the Parliament Act was passed permitting members of the British parliament to be paid for the first time .
35 THE ORGANISERS of the World Student Games to be held in Sheffield in 1991 intend to foot the bill for the Games , which will have to be staged for the first time without direct financial help from the host government , by raising £18m through sponsorship .
36 Festival organisers also hope for high standard of competition in a new music competition to be held for the first time this year .
37 Festival organisers also hope for high standard of music in a competition to be held for the first time .
38 THE Grampian Piers Race , for dinghies , multi-hulls , windsurfers and water-skiers , will be held for the first time on Saturday , 7 August .
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