Example sentences of "was [verb] for [art] [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | More important , in 1762 recruitment was made for the first time a direct concern of the government , taking it out of the hands of the regimental officers who had hitherto controlled it . |
| 32 | The club , in Normanby Road , and its stand have been the scene of a series of unexplained fires , the latest being last Friday when the stand was gutted for the second time . |
| 33 | The operation was repeated in November , when Larak — this time a 2,500 km round trip — was bombed for the first time and five tankers were hit . |
| 34 | A " solidarity fund for the unemployed " went into operation on Aug. 1 , when a sum equivalent to 2 per cent of all gross wages was levied for the first time . |
| 35 | The extensive studies on removal and transplantation of the ovaries by Knauer in Vienna ( see Chapter 5 ) appeared in 1900 and the more general concept of hormones or blood-borne chemical messengers was elaborated for the first time by Starling in his Croonian lectures a decade after Beatson 's observations ( see Chapter 5 ) . |
| 36 | This important six-part television series was shown for the first time in June 1988 , and in itself was an indication that freedom of intellectual debate had indeed been extended , but it also forewarned of the type of strong criticism to be expected from the conservatives in the party . |
| 37 | When , on 25 July 1746 , he re-entered London it was like the day when the news of Culloden had arrived , with ringing bells and blazing bonfires , plus a thanksgiving service in St Paul 's , at which Handel 's specially composed anthem , ‘ The Conquering Hero ’ , was sung for the first time . |
| 38 | I well remember the first one to be accepted , ‘ ’ Firmly I believe and truly ’ , which was sung for the first time at the dedication of Holy Cross College . |
| 39 | The pressure on V. P. Singh to remove Chauthala became overwhelming after the Meham election was countermanded for the second time . |
| 40 | In 1990 May Day was simply celebrated as a public holiday and on June 17 the anniversary of the 1953 uprising was celebrated for the first time . |
| 41 | Archie 's Nephew , a stable-companion of Rushing Wild , was scoring for the first time this season , having acted as a schoolmaster for novice riders in several earlier runs . |
| 42 | PRIME Ministerial blood was drawn for the first time in the election campaign yesterday when Mr Major was hit by an egg thrown from close range . |
| 43 | The horse was racing for the first time for Epsom trainer Roger Ingram having previously run in Ireland for Joanna Morgan . |
| 44 | It became the permanent home of the German race with the exception of 1959 when the race was staged at Avus , and 1970 when Hockenheim was used for the first time . |
| 45 | The emergency service was used for the first time on 17th . |
| 46 | On Sept. 15 the border between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia was opened for the first time since the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on Aug. 2 . |
| 47 | Part of the M1 was closed for the second time in three days following a multiple pile-up in sub-zero temperatures . |
| 48 | The current President , Maumoun Abdul Gayoom , who first took office in July 1978 , was re-elected for the second time in a referendum held on Sept. 23 , 1988 [ see p. 36350 ] . |
| 49 | The uniform was worn for the first time at Easter . |
| 50 | In the meantime , Robert Graves 's King Jesus , which makes assertions no less scandalous , was reissued for the first time since 1962 , in a readily accessible paperback edition . |
| 51 | I was abused for the first time at three years old . |
| 52 | The horn was sounded for a third time , a single blast , long and mournful . |
| 53 | In this study , the new treatment strategy of ‘ anacidity enhanced antibiotic treatment ’ was compared for the first time with a previously evaluated triple therapy regimen ( H pylori eradication rate : 92% . |
| 54 | In 1981 , however , this fundamental right was challenged for the second time in another case to make legal history . |
| 55 | That great convenience of Victorian house planning , the luggage entrance , was introduced for the first time at Dupplin as early as 1829 . |
| 56 | Such a requirement for express agreement of admissions policy is difficult to reconcile with the more limited requirement that governors should simply ‘ consult ’ the local education authority which was introduced for the first time by section 33 of the Act of 1986 . |
| 57 | In four patients a history of haematuria was elicited for the first time and was investigated . |
| 58 | St Servatius church in Maastricht was restored for the first time in AD 725 . |
| 59 | At the summit the United Kingdom was represented for the first time by John Major , who had replaced Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister on Nov. 28 [ see pp. 37839-40 ] . |
| 60 | In effect , the two new superpowers came together to crush the great powers of yesteryear ; and the growing voice of Afro-Asia in world affairs was heeded for the first time . |