Example sentences of "in a [noun sg] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | A second problem is that corporate profits are already depressed , having declined for three years in a row for the first time since the second world war . |
| 2 | Darley 's suspension could prove a major blow in his quest to ride 100 winners in a season for the first time his 16 year career . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | MIKE Watkinson 's pick ‘ n mix deliveries brought him ten wickets in a match for the first time yesterday as Lancashire thrashed Warwickshire by an innings and 25 runs at Edgbaston . |
| 5 | If an agent decides to invest in an act for the first year of its career , this band may not sign a record deal . |
| 6 | Seeing him lying in an incubator for the first time was a uniquely distressing experience . |
| 7 | When you 're 15 and working in an office for the first time it is a new world and a big challenge — especially when all your colleagues are speaking a foreign language . |