Example sentences of "[num] [noun sg] for the [num ord] time " 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 | I paid the hostel owner three thousand intis for the last time and he handed me the neat slip , carefully signed and stamped twice : ‘ Hostal America PAGADO . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 8 | Winners of Group 2 last year , Surrey girls , returned to the top to win the Group 1 title for the ninth time . |
| 9 | England will tour South Africa in the 1995-96 season for the first time in 30 years . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It had been feared it would break through the three million barrier for the first time in six years . |