Example sentences of "a [noun] for the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Renault showed they had a winner for the first time at the 1979 French Grand Prix when Jean-Pierre Jabouille ( Fra ) was first , with team-mate Rene Arnoux third . |
| 2 | Others are less clear without some explanation : an attacker was known as ‘ the Bizarre Beast ’ because of the strange clothing he wore , which included a gas mask and a dress ( Star ) ; however , no explanation was needed why a sex fiend who struck near a university for the second time in four days was known as ‘ The Balaclava Rapist ’ ( Sun ) . |
| 3 | When removing a drain for the first time , the suture must be removed , and the safety pin replaced about 1″ down the tube if it is to be shortened . |
| 4 | United States trade figures for the second quarter of 1971 showed a deficit for the first time . |
| 5 | Nearly fifty years ago Peggy Lucas walked out across an airfield to fly a Spitfire for the first time … now she 's about to come bang up to date with a helicopter . |
| 6 | Nearly fifty years ago Peggy Lucas walked out across an airfield to fly a Spitfire for the first time … now she 's about to come bang up to date with a helicopter . |
| 7 | One essential requirement , before attempting to fly a model equipped with a gyro for the first time , is to ensure that the gyro is working in the correct sense . |
| 8 | Jenny Pitman 's Do Be Brief stepped onto a racecourse for the first time in the first division of the Christmas Pudding Novice Hurdle and made quite an impression in beating Sailor 's Luck , but not half as big as his stable-companion Egypt Mill , who looked something special in landing the second division by 10 lengths . |
| 9 | The House of Commons met on a Saturday for the first time since the war . |
| 10 | The danger and the extra effort needed to shoe a colt for the first time was recognized by a custom called in some districts of East Anglia by the term First Nail which presumably referred to the violent shock the first nail would give to the colt . |
| 11 | He is trying to joke , she senses he is at a loss for the first time that afternoon . |
| 12 | A gig which saw The Smiths performing as a five-piece for the last time . |
| 13 | Electing a President for the first time ( Mauritius having become a republic in March 1992 — see p. 38804 ) , the National Assembly on June 30 chose Cassam Uteem , hitherto Minister for Industry and Industrial Technology ; Uteem 's ministerial post went to Bashir Khodabux , also of the Mouvement militant mauricien ( MMM ) . |
| 14 | Every year , some 100,000 people in England and Wales suffer a stroke for the first time — one third will die within two to three weeks whilst around half the survivors remain permanently disabled . |
| 15 | When I tell you that , every year , 100,000 people in England and Wales suffer a stroke for the first time and that some of these may be unborn babies or small children , then I am sure that you will want to help . |
| 16 | A&R staff do n't listen to a tape for the first time in front of a new artist . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The Companies Act 1989 has changed the definition of a subsidiary and as a result A. Layout ( Leisurewear ) Ltd has been treated as a subsidiary for the first time . |
| 19 | I 'll be a granny for the fifth time . |
| 20 | When saving a file for the first time a SUMMARY INFORMATION menu may be displayed . |
| 21 | If you were one of last year 's groups and wish to continue , or if you would like to join a group for the first time , please let me know as soon as possible . |
| 22 | You should telephone before venturing to a place for the first time , but it is probably wise also to go by yourself and have a look , to check whether you can manoeuvre the patient in and out of the building easily , and whether the toilet facilities are suitable . |
| 23 | John Taylor , the Unionist MP for South Tyrone , also made representations and the Ulster Protestant Volunteers , a body led by Ian Paisley , announced a meeting for the same time and place as the civil rights rally . |
| 24 | And I was fourteen years old before I touched a piano for the first time . ’ |
| 25 | This option enables you to update a Product either to enter information about a Product for the first time or to update existing information about a Product . |
| 26 | Married women who are claiming a repayment for the first time should fill in form R95(D) attached to leaflet IR 112 and send it to their local tax office . |
| 27 | There are many different ways of looking at a town for the first time . |
| 28 | After the Romans were driven out by the Alemanni in the fifth century , the history of the area is misty until the ninth , when Zurich is mentioned as a town for the first time with the building of a palace there by Charlemagne . |
| 29 | However , when the squad was announced the only players that were dropped were Ian Snodin ( naturally ) and Tony Cottee ( who was being a scapegoat for the umpteenth time ) . |
| 30 | To their credit the Springboks took a leaf out of the Wallaby book by holding their Friday training session before the test in a township for the first time ever . |