Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] the first [noun] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further , on appointment he had realised for the first time that the eastern parts of the District remained largely undeveloped by the WEA . |
| 2 | And realised for the first time that my lot as a walker was far safer than that of a cyclist . |
| 3 | It is considered of the first importance that young persons should receive correct and permanent impressions on this subject and to assist in securing that object it is intended to exhibit a model of a SLAVE SHIP which was recently captured upon the coast of Africa . |
| 4 | Having considered the potential benefits of offering discounts for full payment of Council Tax the Council has decided for the first year that it is not beneficial and that therefore no discounts will be offered for full payment . |
| 5 | ‘ So boo to you , ’ I said to the murderer as I went through the gate — and noticed for the first time that there were no bushes there , just a little hedge of lavender . |
| 6 | So she went on watching and noticed for the first time that Mrs Files had lovely hands , long-fingered , fine-textured , graceful in their mundane task . |
| 7 | While the aide translated these remarks Joseph Sherman took the opportunity to glance around the room and noticed for the first time that groups of diminutive Annamese were standing quietly with their wives among the taller European men and women . |
| 8 | FIFTIES star Connie Francis has confessed for the first time that she does not like her biggest hits . |
| 9 | As only the better-off members could afford the piece of silver , this can be seen as the first sign that the classless Society of Archers was being taken over by the wealthier members . |
| 10 | This is seen as the first sign that Soviet nuclear scientists , who are threatened by redundancy following the disintegration of the union , will seek to sell their skills to the highest bidders . |
| 11 | The inclusion of penguins among the animals depicted can now be seen as the first indication that prehistorians have had that these birds were present in the Mediterranean during the palaeolithic era , and not proof , as was recently suggested , that the paintings are modern forgeries . |
| 12 | The Chinese government has said for the first time that it intends to try to stop the tiger trade . |
| 13 | MacMillan has said from the first announcements that it would be a big company ballet , involving a large cast , and he has provided just that . |
| 14 | Wehave shown for the first time that small intestinal and whole gut transit is faster in patients with chronic radiation enteritis . |
| 15 | It is the combination of being told for the first time that you have coronary disease with the need for an emergency procedure , for example , an angiogram . |
| 16 | In the school , I was told in the First Aid that you could always tell a fractured femur ( which happened with elderly women as a rule ) . |
| 17 | It must be recalled in the first place that in Reg. v. Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food , Ex parte Agegate Ltd . |
| 18 | This is so unexpected when it is encountered for the first time that it feels like a deliberate deception . |
| 19 | An analysis of soil samples from a Kurdish village has proved for the first time that in 1988 Iraqi armed forces used nerve gas as well as mustard gas in air raids against civilians . |
| 20 | Stunned that he had n't known from the first moment that something was wrong with her . |
| 21 | Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk , making a public apology for Ukraine 's part in the massacre , acknowledged for the first time that Babi Yar had been primarily a massacre of Jews , and commentators noted that the ceremony was also a way of emphasising the government 's insistence on minority rights in Ukraine ( where 500,000 Jews still lived ) . |
| 22 | On March 18 Najibullah formally announced for the first time that he was prepared to resign to further the progress of a UN peace plan , the initial aim of which was to establish an interim , all-party government [ see p. 38811 ] . |
| 23 | It must be observed in the first place that , as Community law stands at present , competence to determine the conditions for the registration of vessels is vested in the member states . |
| 24 | In a long statement read out on television after the evening news programme , the Politburo admitted for the first time that it was ‘ not indifferent ’ to the mass exodus of its people to West Germany . |
| 25 | In a long statement read out on television after the evening news , the Politburo admitted for the first time that it was ‘ not indifferent ’ to the mass exodus of its people to West Germany . |
| 26 | BUCKINGHAM Palace has admitted for the first time that Princess Diana 's marriage is in trouble . |
| 27 | ENGLAND boss Graham Taylor has admitted for the first time that his team flopped in the European Championship finals because they were n't fit enough . |
| 28 | The United Nations ' mediator , Diego Cordovez , admitted for the first time that a Geneva agreement on a Soviet troop withdrawal would only be the starting point for a settlement . |
| 29 | In February 1990 the Chinese government admitted for the first time that HIV infection had spread to China in significant numbers , particularly to the south-western province of Yunnan , which because of its proximity to the " golden triangle " of drug production in Thailand and Burma had a relatively high number of intravenous drug users . |
| 30 | However , the Palace did deny a report that senior royal officials had admitted for the first time that the marriage was in difficulty . |