Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun sg] for the first 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | President Reagan openly backs the Contra guerillas against the Nicaraguan Sandinista Government for the first time . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | SHEFFIELD Eagles soared to the finals of the Yorkshire Cup for the first time — despite Hull 's stunning opening when Lee Jackson touched down in less than nine seconds . |
| 8 | That morning Wycliffe had heard of the Glynn family for the first time and in the few hours since he had learned something about them ; about Gerald , Gina and Barry , about Christine and Aunt Sara , and about the uncles , Alfred and Maurice . |
| 9 | On October 13th 1933 , railcoach 200 was seen in St. Annes Square for the first time , when it operated from there on a private hire to Fleetwood . |
| 10 | Slaven was thrilled over his progress and the prospect of playing against former teammate Gary Pallister for the first time . |
| 11 | It is a round trip and will see a ‘ West Country ’ class locomotive steam into Waterloo Station for the first time since Sunday July 9 1967 . |
| 12 | Nathan had not been on enough flights to be anything but excited , and he was going north of the Arctic Circle for the first time . |
| 13 | On March 18 , the United Kingdom government for the first time gave permission for 375 relatives of Argentinian soldiers killed in the 1982 Falklands war to visit their graves on the islands . |
| 14 | The European Court of Justice ( ECJ ) , overruling UK legislation for the first time , ruled on July 25 that the UK Merchant Shipping Act 1988 contravened EC law . |
| 15 | The latter phrase , used in the 1991 act setting up the agency , enshrines the word " sustainable " in UK legislation for the first time . |
| 16 | Cardiff swept to a 46-12 win over Aberavon , and their eight tries knocked Swansea off the top of the Heineken League for the first time since February 5 . |
| 17 | Peterborough0 Stoke1 ( Stoke win 4–3 on aggregate ) A SINGLE goal by Stoke City secured their place in a Wembley final for the first time in 20 years on a night when defender Lee Sandford required six stitches in a cheek wound following a clash with Peterborough captain Mick Halsall . |
| 18 | Mengistu referred to the presence at an OAU summit for the first time of African National Congress deputy president Nelson Mandela , whom he described as " a shining symbol of the struggle for liberation " . |
| 19 | They 're opening the gates of the Manor Ground for the first time this season tomorrow … new signing Anton Rogan has been trying on his shirt today … |
| 20 | CLIVE ALLEN scored twice , but Trevor Morley was sent off as European football last night returned to Upton Park for the first time in 11 years . |
| 21 | ROY McDONOUGH , now nearing the end of his initial season as player-manager of Colchester , last night led his team to the final of the Vauxhall FA Trophy for the first time . |
| 22 | ‘ Once you start saving yourselves for big games and ducking out of tackles , you get into the wrong frame of mind and that is very dangerous , ’ warned Howard , who is hoping to steer his side through to the second round of the FA Cup for the first time for 17 years . |
| 23 | ‘ Once you start saving yourselves for big games and ducking out of tackles , you get into the wrong frame of mind and that is very dangerous , ’ warned Howard , who is hoping to steer his side through to the second round of the FA Cup for the first time for 17 years . |
| 24 | River Queen THE Queen has travelled on board a London River Bus for the first time . |
| 25 | Provincial elections on Aug. 8 in three provinces gave unexpected encouragement to the ruling Peronist party ( Partido Justicialista — PJ ) , which retained control of San Luis and captured San Juan province for the first time for 18 years ; the opposition Radical Party ( UCR ) retained control of Río Negro . |
| 26 | BAe has announced it wants to recruit apprentices at its Broughton factory for the first time in three years . |
| 27 | Amid all the gloom of redundancies and take-over deals , BAe has announced it wants to recruit apprentices at its Broughton factory for the first time in three years . |
| 28 | Mr Corlett , aged 49 , who heads a nine-strong staff , said his selling success was due to Balkan Holidays offering flights out of Teesside Airport for the first time . |
| 29 | Entering the show 's Middleweight Hunter Class for the first time , P&O Properties ( Glasgow office ) Promotions Organiser , Linda , and her American thorough bred . |
| 30 | Lisburn , with a 13-point cushion , go to Strangford Road at the top of their form and if they can come away with a maximum haul of 22 points , will be very comfortably placed at home to North the following week , with the prospect of the trophy making its way back to Wallace Park for the first time since 1980 . |