Example sentences of "[noun prp] for the first time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The old flag was raised over the Supreme Soviet building in Riga for the first time on Feb. 27 . |
| 32 | There are bound to be some tears around the 4th and 10th but , with Jupiter in Libra for the first time in a decade , you can not allow yourself to be constrained any more . |
| 33 | I saw Begampur for the first time on a hot evening in early May . |
| 34 | 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 . |
| 35 | Erm , I met Mr for the first time in the airport lounge at , erm er , er , Kennedy Airport erm , we discussed at great length and had a very interesting discussion erm , er , Pearsons erm , he accepted er , the job and h I , he has no obligation to me whatsoever and he is one of the er , members of the er , remuneration committee , and I actually take offence at what you 're saying . |
| 36 | Richie Richardson was in his first Test as captain , leading a team minus Richards , Gordon Greenidge , Jeffrey Dujon and Malcolm Marshall for the first time in a Barbados Test since 1983 and , with Gus Logie and Carl Hooper eliminated by injury , showing six changes to that in the previous Test on the ground against Australia a year earlier . |
| 37 | In a further sign of improving links with black Africa , it was announced that during the weekend of de Klerk 's visit to Kenya , South African Airways flights were routed over west Africa for the first time for nearly 30 years , the government having secured overflight rights with Morocco , Mauritania , Mali and Côte d'Ivoire . |
| 38 | Unikix , the 18-month-old CICS-for-Unix product pioneered by Unicorn Systems Inc and now owned by Groupe Bull SA , is now being launched into the UK for the first time by Brentford , Middlesex-based Bull Information Systems Ltd . |
| 39 | A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Oct. 10 rejected a proposal made by the Dalai Lama in a speech in the USA on Oct. 9 to return to Tibet for the first time since 1959 , and demanded that he abandon his support for Tibetan independence . |
| 40 | In November Nelson Mandela , deputy president of the African National Congress , visited Swaziland for the first time since his February release . |
| 41 | In mid-November a United States congressional delegation visited China for the first time since the massacre . |
| 42 | The Lloyd 's insurance market opened for trade on a Sunday for the first time in its 300-year history . |
| 43 | Robson is now even more determined to assist United in the overriding ambition of bringing the League title to Old Trafford for the first time in 25 years . |
| 44 | The Conservatives , fighting in Ulster for the first time in 70 years , failed to win any seats . |
| 45 | ‘ Father Tom , ’ he said , as if he were meeting Carey for the first time for a long time . |
| 46 | Bates back at Roland Garros for the first time in three years opens his challenge against Ctislav Dosedel of the Czech Republic , a player ranked nine places lower on the world computer at 111 . |
| 47 | On March 12 in Washington he met US President Bush for the first time since the start of the Gulf crisis in August 1990 . |
| 48 | On Charles 's 40th birthday in November , Diana confronts Camilla Parker Bowles for the first time in what ultimately turns into a heated row over her close friendship with the Prince . |
| 49 | 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 . |
| 50 | As Doohan built up a lead of almost seven seconds , Rainey settled for second place on his Yamaha , 12 seconds clear of third-placed Daryl Beattie , of Australia , riding a Rothmans Honda for the first time as a replacement for the injured Wayne Gardner . |
| 51 | Markovic for the first time on Sept. 19 accused Defence Minister Kadijevic and his deputy , Adml. |
| 52 | The government confirmed on May 13 that it had landed a contingent of troops on the southern tip of Bougainville for the first time since 1990 , when it had withdrawn its forces from the island in the face of a protracted secessionist guerrilla war conducted by the Bougainville Revolutionary Army ( BRA ) . |
| 53 | ‘ I saw Siena for the first time in Autumn , ’ said Tom Tedder , with a catch in his voice . |
| 54 | 3D cinema THE NEXT generation of cinema technology from Imax will be shown in Europe for the first time at the Expo ‘ 92 world fair in Seville , which begins this month . |
| 55 | New Zealand 's quarrel with France over the Rainbow Warrior incident was formally ended when a French naval ship docked at Auckland for the first time in almost six years . |
| 56 | Michael Roberts rode six winners in a day in Britain for the first time on Saturday . |
| 57 | Germany outstripped Britain for the first time as the largest contributor last year . |
| 58 | Genzyme announced last week that Ceredase , its drug for Gaucher disease , is being used in Britain for the first time in 10 patients seriously ill with the rare and potentially fatal inherited disease . |
| 59 | This month she is visiting Britain for the first time in years . |
| 60 | Former President Goukouni Oueddei returned to Chad for the first time in nine years on May 18-19 , meeting with President Idriss Déby and reportedly discussing the proposals for a multiparty system due to be introduced in January 1992 . |