Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] [noun] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | So when [ named defendant ] , 41 , made sexual overtures for the first time during their five-year friendship she went to a neighbour and cried rape . |
| 2 | The Commission adopted interim measures for the first time in June 1991 in respect of aids granted to the French betting monopoly in the case referred to in the case study on pp. 238 — 43 . |
| 3 | The existence of rumours of a conservative-reformist struggle received official acknowledgement for the first time on July 6 when the official -People 's Daily stated that they were being spread about by unnamed people " more poisonous than poisonous snakes " . |
| 4 | As she learnt to be a friend to herself , she attracted close friends for the first time — and the disasters which had become an accepted part of her life became more and more rare . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , on May 8 President Saddam Hussein met Kurdish leaders for the first time since April 24 . |
| 6 | It also ratified ordinances which allowed various crafts for the first time to organize their activities . |
| 7 | In July 1991 the SSB released economic figures for the first half of 1991 [ see p. 38340 ] . |
| 8 | In this way he even controverts the view that he lived up to the feared role of private sector financial disciplinarian when he brought qualified accountants for the first time into the head office . |
| 9 | It concerned only new developments and enabled local authorities for the first time to make town-planning schemes ‘ as respects any land which is in course of development or appears likely to be used for building purposes ’ . |
| 10 | The 1961 Census presented small-area statistics for the first time , repeated at a 10 per cent sample for 1966 . |
| 11 | This gave statutory recognition for the first time to the area concept , and made it a duty of local planning authorities ‘ to determine which parts of their areas are areas of special architectural or historic interest , the character of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance ’ and to designate such areas as conservation areas ' . |
| 12 | I also had real boots for the first time . |
| 13 | Last month , we circulated revised specifications for the first batch of general SVQs . |
| 14 | Reporting first quarter figures for the first time — nothing like good news to encourage such a move — SGS-Thomson Microelectronics NV said net profit for the first quarter of 1993 was $24.4m on sales up 28.1% at $439m ; in the year to December 31 it had net profit of $3m compared with a loss of $102.6m the year before ; first quarter orders soared by 91.2% to $726.8m . |
| 15 | I had hot water for the first time on the island . |