Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] the [num ord] time in " in BNC.
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1 | Filled for the first time in twenty years , Lake Eyre became a rich source of food , attracting tens of thousands of birds whose closest usual breeding area is five hundred miles to the south . |
2 | Eight months earlier he made an abortive attempt for the title , then held by the Frenchman Franck Nicotra , only to be stopped for the first time in his professional career . |
3 | Jasbir Singh was stopped for the second time in two days driving his blue Ford Escort van . |
4 | The prizewinner was presented with a cup , which had been given for the first time in 1987 . |
5 | The case against Therese Dunne ( 42 ) , a buyer with Dunnes Stores , was halted for the second time in three months yesterday because of the alleged interference . |
6 | It was reburied for the last time in 1973 after the number of visitors was found to be too high for the Cotswold village of Woodchester to cope with . |
7 | Strikes were legalized for the first time in Bulgaria 's history when on March 6 the National Assembly passed a bill on settling collective industrial disputes . |
8 | Now back at Jan Smuts Airport , X-Ray Foxtrot may well have flown for the second time in civvies by the time these words are read . |
9 | Flown for the first time in 1958 , the DHC-4 Caribou has seen extensive military service . |
10 | The first PC-5A assembled in India was flown for the first time in August 1941 and one report suggests that fifty were delivered to the Indian Air Force from 1942 , but this has not been confirmed . |
11 | The high level of technical ability of Roman engineers , together with the well-developed commercial economy , meant that major civil engineering schemes could also be undertaken for the first time in the landscape . |
12 | UNEMPLOYMENT in Britain has fallen for the first time in almost three years . |
13 | indeed , Mo Johnston , recalled for the first time in two months , was the only Everton player in the starting line-up who had managed a goal in front of the Goodison public . |
14 | Richmond have since sought help from Middlesex in pursuing the issue while Chilcott , dismissed for the fourth time in his career with Bath , awaits the result of tonight 's meeting of the Somerset Disciplinary Committee . |
15 | The Bath back row replaces England 's most capped No 8 Dean Richards , dropped for the second time in 12 months . |
16 | But he has to go some to outshine Dean Richards , dropped for the second time in a year . |
17 | CAR crime on Merseyside has dropped for the first time in three years but the rate is still one offence every 20 minutes . |
18 | CAR crime on Merseyside has dropped for the first time in three years but there is still one offence every 20 minutes . |
19 | Some low-paid groups , such as agricultural workers , succeeded for the first time in establishing permanent unions although they remained relatively low-paid up to and beyond 1914 . |
20 | Had they succeeded for the first time in outstripping the rumours of their coming ? |
21 | He raised the mug to his lips and sipped the hot sugary tea , remembering the day when he had sat for the first time in Mr Corcoran 's office . |
22 | It is not that the question of the ordination of women is being considered for the first time in our day ! |
23 | But child benefit is to be frozen for the first time in two years . |
24 | Fighting was reported for the first time in the east Bosnian towns of Visegrad and Foca , near the Serbian border . |
25 | The IAC reported for the last time in January this year and , under the terms of the 1990 continuation order , the 1987 Act is due to expire on 31 March 1992 . |
26 | JANSHER KHAN narrowly avoided a ban but was fined for the second time in six weeks by the International Squash Players Association yesterday — and lost ranking points which may cost him his world No.1 spot . |
27 | Whatever you do , do n't miss Michael Jackson 's stunning 3D musical space show ‘ Captain EO ’ , presented for the first time in Europe by ‘ Star Wars ’ film producer George Lucas and ‘ Godfather ’ Director Francis Ford Coppola . |
28 | That I 've done for the first time in my life something original . |
29 | Fibre Channel Standard technology was also featured for the first time in a cluster and high-speed networking environment . |
30 | One society which has featured for the first time in this year 's results is the Standard building society . |