Example sentences of "its [noun] [prep] the first time " in BNC.

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1 UN nuclear weapons expert Maurizio Zeffirero declared on Dec. 8 , following an inspection visit to Iraq , that the government had expressed its willingness for the first time to open discussions regarding foreign suppliers of its nuclear weapons programme .
2 The completed cycle was screened in its entirety for the first time at the Venice Festival this autumn .
3 The music ranges from the familiar to the unknown — from an early opera played in its entirety for the first time to a unique performance of The Messiah where you can actually join in the singing .
4 This trailblazing series is currently on show at the National Portrait Gallery in its entirety for the first time since 1935 , together with more conventional colour portraits of John Gielgud , Vivien Leigh , the Mountbattens and Lisa Maugham , and black-and-white work from the later years .
5 This material has recently ( 1978 ) been published in its entirety for the first time , but many problems remain unsolved — or insoluble .
6 Last year the Group cut its dividend for the first time since it became a quoted company in 1970 , but this year analysts expect the dividend to be held at last year 's figure , with Pilkington digging into reserves in order to fend off the resulting loss of confidence .
7 The fact that the Institute was setting down its objectives for the first time was seen as ‘ a move in the right direction ’ .
8 When the Reading Room opened its doors for the first time in the city of St Louis , Missouri , it became the world 's first literary brothel .
9 Foxhall Stadium opens its doors for the first time on Sunday ( 2.30 pm ) with the Bangers and new formula stock cars .
10 The Irish counterpart to a London rock landmark , will open its doors for the first time in the Temple Bar area of Dublin in early December .
11 The Town Cinema opens its doors for the first time in more than thirty years tonight .
12 A new club which aims to give homeless and unemployed people what could be their only good meal of the day has opened its doors for the first time .
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