Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun sg] [prep] the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He became mayor for the first time in October 1261 and was reappointed in October 1262 , years in which the king dominated London , having thrown off the restrictions imposed on him by the Provisions of Oxford in 1258 . |
| 2 | He tried very hard not to cough like he 'd seen people cough in westerns when they tried whisky for the first time , and got away with just clearing his throat rather loudly ( he looked round at the curtains , afraid somebody might have heard ) . |
| 3 | The Islamic fundamentalist Welfare Party ( RP-Refah Partisi — led by Necmettin Erbakan ) entered parliament for the first time , with 62 seats , on an agenda which included withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) and renunciation of efforts towards EC membership . |
| 4 | Nijinsky then went to Longchamp as a hot favourite for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe , but there , under a less-than-brilliant ride from Piggott , he tasted defeat for the first time , beaten a head by Sassafras . |
| 5 | She drew breath for the first time in three and a quarter hours . |
| 6 | She was five and a half when she entered school for the first time . |
| 7 | Domestic consumption of grain overtook production for the first time . |
| 8 | When Chris Lewis replaced Malcolm , ball dominated bat for the first time in the match , with nothing to show for it . |
| 9 | In Land ( state ) elections on April 21 in Kohl 's home state , the Rhineland-Palatinate , the CDU lost power for the first time since 1949 . |
| 10 | Spain and Portugal took part for the first time , having signed accession protocols on Nov. 14 , 1988 ( see pp. 36105-06 ; 36429 ) . |
| 11 | Among other multilateral contacts , Albanian delegations took part for the first time in a range of regional meetings , including a conference of Mediterranean chambers of commerce in April and one on Mediterranean water sources in May . |
| 12 | The Christian Democratic Party ( PDC ) won 28 per cent and 26 seats , the right-wing National Conciliation Party ( PCN ) 9 per cent and nine seats and the left-wing Democratic Convergence ( CD ) 12.2 per cent and eight seats , although earlier estimates had suggested that the CD , which took part for the first time in a legislative election , had overtaken the PCN into third place . |
| 13 | The Bramham Three Day Event took place for the first time in 1974 . |
| 14 | The prestigious event , at which leading scientists discuss global environment , took place for the first time this year , in Rio de Janeiro . |
| 15 | I think that evening I felt instinct for the first time — what not to do and what to do . |
| 16 | During eight American tours , two years in South America , and in South Africa , Australasia , India , and the Far East , thousands saw ballet for the first time . |
| 17 | At a meeting on Washington on Feb. 9 climatologists reached agreement for the first time on the assessment of likely climatic effects of the increased burning of fossil fuels and deforestation . |
| 18 | He said he took heroin for the first time when he was on the rebound from a broken relationship . |
| 19 | ‘ Last spring , bluebells grew in this cleared area for the first time in years , ’ Alan said . |
| 20 | In 1975 , women with husbands in social class V gave birth for the first time a mere nine months after marriage , as at most times in the past . |
| 21 | In 1957 — 8 licence revenue from TV exceeded sound for the first time , and the following year TV expenditure overtook radio . |
| 22 | Two extreme right parties gained representation for the first time in their respective Länder , the Republicans ( led by Franz Schönhuber ) in Baden-Württemberg and the neo-Nazi German People 's Union ( DVU ) ( led by Gerhard Frey ) in Schleswig-Holstein . |