Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun pl] [prep] [art] first time " in BNC.

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1 Many hundreds of thousands of trade unionists were among those who became shareholders for the first time .
2 Guerrillas in Kashmir used rockets for the first time on June 19 , in an attack on two waterfront hotels in Srinagar which were being used as barracks by Indian security forces .
3 Only three other deaf men became missioners for the first time in the 1920s , although some moved from one place to another like George Mackenzie .
4 Shooting raises fear of sectarian bloodbath Cardinals on either side of the Irish Sea yesterday joined forces for the first time to condemn the IRA , reports Gary Duncan .
5 The allegations , which coincided with the opening in October of a fatal accident inquiry into the Lockerbie air disaster [ see p. 37732 ] , raised questions for the first time about the widely held view that the bombing had been the work of a German-based cell of the PFLP-GC [ see pp. 37897-98 ] .
6 This issue figured strongly in the election campaign , and appeared to benefit the Centre Party , which won seats for the first time .
7 By mid-1966 unemployment in Germany exceeded vacancies for the first time since 1959 .
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