Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] for the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They allowed cameras into their Hereford base for the first time , to drive home the message that the public must be on their guard in the run-up to Christmas . |
| 2 | And you had the impression he knew that would be the case as he raced down Jefferson Avenue for the first time . |
| 3 | As I came into my room , I saw Edward Hyde for the first time . |
| 4 | For example when Pip meets Miss Haversham for the 1st time , Dickens describes her in immense detail . |
| 5 | By the time they had reached the end of Jefferson Street for the first time , the US Grand Prix was all over . |
| 6 | Neither Julia nor I had realised that some delegates would be registering on the Saturday morning for the first time — we had n't covered this . |
| 7 | As prepared to leave the Basingstoke premises for the last time , she said : ‘ While it is difficult to take in the reality of the situation after all this time , we are delighted that the initials continue to have prominence under a new and synergetic banner . ’ |
| 8 | The right results could see the East Anglians overhaul faltering favourites Blackburn Rovers for the first time . |
| 9 | Wilkinson conceded that odds against the title going to Elland Road for the first time in 18 years have ‘ lengthened considerably ’ but he refused to throw in the towel . |
| 10 | A Christmas tree was put up in Moscow 's Red Square for the first time , and on Christmas Eve the bells of St Basil 's Cathedral in Red Square were rung for the first time since 1917 . |
| 11 | All the rugby roads lead to Twickenham this weekend … where England are playing South Africa for the first time in over 20 years … |
| 12 | Michael Roberts has picked up a two-week ban in South Africa for the second time this winter . |
| 13 | Molly rang the blessed Saint Fixit for the fourth time but there was still no reply . |
| 14 | The effects of this move were that in 1990 Hungary 's trade with the European Communities ( EC ) was expected to exceed that with Hungary 's COMECON partners for the first time . |
| 15 | In 1886 Lottie Dod , aged fourteen , beat Maud Watson for the first time in the final at the Bath tournament to win the West of England title . |
| 16 | President Reagan openly backs the Contra guerillas against the Nicaraguan Sandinista Government for the first time . |
| 17 | And the fact that I will be playing under him as captain on an England tour for the first time will not stop me having dinner and drinking with him most nights . |
| 18 | The first part of the walk kicks off up a private road gliding beneath a fabulous railway viaduct , the very one from which I had gazed in my bike-less train down the length of Loch Shiel for the first time some ten years earlier . |
| 19 | As expected , Martina , fresh from victory in the Dow Classic in Birmingham , proceeded unharmed to the final , defeating Amanda Coetzer and Brenda Schulz for the second time in a week , Mary Joe Fernandez , and Heather Ludloff , all in straight sets . |
| 20 | If the match takes place — some time next month has been suggested — it will provide ideal circumstances under which Andy Roxburgh , the national coach , may watch Costa Rica for the first time . |
| 21 | DES Walker has been dropped by Graham Taylor for the first time in 36 games as the England manager fights for World Cup survival against Poland tomorrow . |
| 22 | Barlow , who helped Freed State win the Nissan Shield for the first time during the past season , has taken up his appointment in time to lead Transvaal in partnership with captain Jimmy Cook on the short tour of England in July . |
| 23 | In November Gorbachev for the first time conceded that Moscow stood not only for a ‘ non-aligned , independent , sovereign Afghanistan ’ but a ‘ neutral Afghanistan ’ . |
| 24 | In the final RUGBY UNION : Middlesbrough Wasps reached the final of the North Yorkshire Trophy for the first time when they beat Rowntrees 11–6 at Acklam Park yesterday . |
| 25 | Mr Alfred Nzo , general secretary of the ANC , said yesterday that he spoke to Mr Mandela for the first time in 26 years . |
| 26 | The Reykjavik summit , when President Reagan met Mr Gorbachev for the second time , led to a notable strain between Washington and London . |
| 27 | John Goold , a research student from the University of North Wales , said there had been a remarkable development when one of the whales broke away from the other five as they attempted to usher them out into the Pentland Firth for the second time . |
| 28 | On the same Toronto junket , following a rather splendid lunch at the Granite Club with a friend from CFRB , I met Roy Thomson for the first time . |
| 29 | But when parliament met later in the day to summon Congress formally , Mr Khasbulatov for the second time in three days stepped back from delivering the final stroke . |
| 30 | Ironic now , referring to the evening out with Lionel when she had met Sir Robert for the first time . |