Example sentences of "[noun sg] for the [adj] time to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This gave statutory recognition for the first time to the area concept , and made it a duty of local planning authorities ‘ to determine which parts of their areas are areas of special architectural or historic interest , the character of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance ’ and to designate such areas as conservation areas ' . |
| 2 | The music ranges from the familiar to the unknown — from an early opera played in its entirety for the first time to a unique performance of The Messiah where you can actually join in the singing . |
| 3 | It seemed like a thousand years had lapsed since ‘ Meat Is Murder ’ and how refreshing it was , how exciting to place the record clumsily on the turntable for the first time to be faced with the full frontal body blow that is the title track . |
| 4 | Harold Wilson 's government introduced the original Redundancy Payments Act 1965 , which gave redundant workers the right for the first time to a statutory severance payment if they satisfied certain qualifying conditions . |
| 5 | There he was , trotting out the same old tale for the umpteenth time to Sir Robin Day on Thames Television 's This Week , when , inspired by a throwaway remark by his interviewer , it dawned on him that the soapbox trick might succeed with the country as a whole . |
| 6 | While this may be socially desirable in the LFA , until the reduction and partial elimination of capital grants in December 1984 , there were fears that pastures and meadows ( hitherto traditionally managed ) , small wetlands and areas of rough grazing on small farms in the UK uplands would be subject for the first time to agricultural intensification . |
| 7 | Careful not to wake the others , he made his way for the third time to the lavatory . |
| 8 | Initially he concentrated on Scotland , where the impact of railways had effectively opened the country for the first time to a large number of visitors . |
| 9 | Fighting spread for the first time to Serbian territory on Nov. 5 and 6 , when Croatian forces were reported to have attacked Serbian villages . |