Example sentences of "[num] [noun sg] for the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had been four women members in the outgoing Majlis , and in the April 10 vote for the first time a women was elected to represent a constituency outside Tehran ( in the holy city of Mashad ) . |
| 2 | In the city the FT one hundred shares index broke through the three thousand barrier for the first time today after hopes of an early cut in interest rates . |
| 3 | The 15 most heavily indebted developing countries ( see p. 37017 ) in 1988 as a group increased the surplus of their merchandise exports over their imports to nearly dollars 28,000 million ; the dollar value of their exports rose above the 1981 peak for the first time since the onset of the Third-World debt service problem , although the GATT report pointed out that this trade performance needed to be seen against the background of rising interest charges and continued lack of fresh capital inflows . |
| 4 | Fourteen pound for the firs er twelve pound for the first half and fourteen for the second . |
| 5 | He added : ‘ Our new facilities , with all departments under one roof for the first time , provide us with a launch pad to put Baricol on the European map . ’ |
| 6 | The new accommodation means we are under one roof for the first time and this means communication between departments , a critical factor in my job , is improved tremendously . |
| 7 | If we wish , we can establish one melody for the first verse and merely repeat it in the others , possibly varying some factor such as accompaniment , volume , colour , etc . |
| 8 | This will liberate much needed space in one two one , and enable the Board to bring together its central administration in one place for the first time ever . |
| 9 | England will tour South Africa in the 1995-96 season for the first time in 30 years . |
| 10 | Alexei Mikhailichenko , the Ukrainian , will be number one choice for the first leg tie against Lyngby of Denmark at Ibrox on Wednesday . |
| 11 | Two guineas were paid for the use of the engine and hose , with payment of two shillings for the first hour and one shilling per hour afterwards for firemen , and one shilling for the first hour and six pence afterwards for pumpers . |
| 12 | He added : ‘ I made a tremendous start to the year and badly wanted that No 1 spot for the first time but it made me become negative . |
| 13 | When it was privatised , the prospectus projected a £10.2 million loss for the first year ( which in fact was 16 months long to take its accounts to the calendar year-end ) . |
| 14 | It had been feared it would break through the three million barrier for the first time in six years . |