Example sentences of "it be [verb] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is so unexpected when it is encountered for the first time that it feels like a deliberate deception . |
| 2 | It was attended for the first time by observers from China and France , neither of which was a signatory of the treaty . |
| 3 | When a dispute arose under the contract , it was discovered for the first time that the copy returned by B had a number of terms printed on the back , in German , including a clause conferring jurisdiction in relation to disputes under the contract on the German courts . |
| 4 | It was certified for the first time in 1986 . |
| 5 | Moreover it was becoming for the first time , as a result of Peter 's administrative reforms , an institution concerned solely with diplomacy . |