Example sentences of "[num] [noun] [verb] for [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Commanded by Gen. Satish Nambiar of the Indian army , the force included contingents from 30 countries including for the first time Security Council permanent members France , Russia and the United Kingdom . |
| 2 | New Contemporary Show ‘ 92 , six newcomers exhibit for the first time ( until 23 Feb ) . |
| 3 | To determine whether proliferative patterns in flat rectal mucosal samples can predict the recurrence of adenomatous colorectal polyps , after polypectomy , rectal mucosal specimens removed from the lesions obtained at endoscopy from 55 patients diagnosed for the first time as having adenomatous colorectal polyps . |
| 4 | On 16 November 1987 solicitors acting for the first defendant wrote saying that he hoped to sell the property , and the proceedings were adjourned generally . |
| 5 | Using the 100-inch telescope on Mount Wilson , in 1923 Hubble identified for the first time a cepheid variable star in a spiral ‘ nebula ’ ( M 31 in Andromeda ) , and proceeded in the next few years to make similar discoveries in several other such ‘ nebulae ’ . |
| 6 | Aims were defined , certain statutory regulations laid down and five officers elected for the first three-year term . |
| 7 | Ironically , given the state of collapse of communism across Eastern Europe and the avowed reformist intentions of the BCP , when Lukanov 's proposals for the composition of his government were approved by the National Assembly on Feb. 8 Bulgaria acquired for the first time in its history an all-communist government . |
| 8 | As the two hellraisers met for the first time for the benefit of the world 's press , they exchanged jokes . |
| 9 | Fittingly the local-born lad took the first spot kick which completed the first leg of what could see the city 's two clubs meet for the first time in the last four . |
| 10 | In fact , once you take into account all the set-up costs of the two endowments needed for the first method , having a joint policy becomes quite competitive , as well as offering extra peace of mind . |
| 11 | During an official visit to France in December 1989 Kaysone confirmed for the first time the death of the former King of Laos , Savang Vatthana . |
| 12 | It is true , however , that taken as a whole , the 1947 Act created for the first time a comprehensive framework for planning and thereby laid the groundwork for a permanent and highly significant change in the public attitude to private property and its use and development . |
| 13 | The 1988 survey included for the first time results from saliva tests from half the children surveyed ; this double check may have encouraged them to be more honest about their smoking habits . |