Example sentences of "and [art] [noun] for the first " in BNC.

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1 One of these was a gradual trend towards laying off workers in their early sixties in the belief that age made them less efficient , and the introduction for the first time of fixed retirement ages .
2 On a recent flight over the area a crane was to be seen alongside the existing hangars , and the timber-framing for the first of the new houses was already taking shape .
3 They had been underestimated , as the first Test proved , but the damage had been done and the attendances for the first two Tests were depressing .
4 In 1985 a match was played between the Society and the Club for the first time .
5 In the early stages he was content to keep her towards the rear of the field as Teleprompter — also attempting a mile and a half for the first time — took his accustomed role of front-runner .
6 three days ' leave , and a chance for the first time in many months to reflect on life .
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