Example sentences of "[adj] for the first [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The average family pays nearly £2,000 a year in interest on debts and mortgages , but last year we ran our household budgets in the black for the first time since the mid-Eighties — and managed to tuck away £10.6 billion in savings . |
| 2 | Tens of thousands of East Berliners streamed to the West , unhindered for the first time since the Wall was put up 28 years ago . |
| 3 | A sense of self-preservation cautioned her not to stick around , and before he could react she sprinted up to the house , feeling strangely exhilarated for the first time since she had left England . |
| 4 | ‘ One called upon the half-mortals , using words of such power that we were compelled to come instantly , breaking the spell-wall and leaving Andernesse undefended for the first time since the Four Cities fell . |
| 5 | She has the whip-hand for the first time since the cock-up over the separation when they had to apologise for making it known that the knives were out for the Duchess . |