Example sentences of "[n mass] [num] for the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Britain 's current-account deficit shrank to £192m ( $377m ) in February ; the 12-month visible-trade deficit fell below $30 billion for the first time since mid-1988 . |
| 2 | Overall turnover rose 8.3 per cent in the 53 weeks to 2 January to top £1 billion for the first time . |
| 3 | Pre-tax profits soared from £21.4 million to almost £32 million and the company joined Iceland Frozen Foods yesterday in announcing turnover that topped £1 billion for the first time , jumping from £920 million to £1.05 billion . |
| 4 | Group sales exceeded £10 billion for the first time as the Group served over ten million customers each week . |
| 5 | Turnover increased by 10 per cent over 1991 and exceeded £200 million for the first time , despite the suspension of the Hibernia project . |
| 6 | The value of world merchandise trade grew by over 7% in 1989 to top $3 trillion for the first time , reported GATT . |