Example sentences of "for the [num ord] time in many " in BNC.
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1 | Underlining government irritation with the success of Labour 's presentation , some aides privately are complaining , for the first time in many years , about Labour bias in the Press . |
2 | I fill a mess-tin with meat , potatoes , and various vegetables , and for the first time in many months , I pour a very delicious gravy over the lot . |
3 | The film of the Douglas Bader story ‘ Reach for the Sky ’ was shown on the big screen for the first time in many years , and the Association was able to contribute £20,200 to the RAF Benevolent Fund as a result of this effort . |
4 | I shall have to leave this house for the first time in many weeks . |
5 | three days ' leave , and a chance for the first time in many months to reflect on life . |
6 | Here the Unionists were challenged for the first time in many years but the NILP shared the anti-Unionist vote with Independents , who polled 4.5 per cent in North and 2 per cent in Waterside . |
7 | ‘ For the first time in many a year , I 'm able to take my time and I must say , it 's rather an enjoyable experience . |
8 | He put her on an elimination diet , and within two weeks her bowels were functioning normally , for the first time in many years . |
9 | Hugo first telephoned the de Chavigny offices and told them to contact Edouard immediately ; then , for the first time in many years , he prayed . |
10 | For the first time in many years in the annual survey of births columns , James has been ousted from top spot by Thomas . |
11 | And then , for the first time in many years , a wolf was actually seen on Norwegian soil . |
12 | Katherine stood up quickly and crossed to the drinks cabinet , her fingers tracing the metal discs on the cut-glass decanters … and for the first time in many months thought about Dermot Corcoran , her late husband . |
13 | For the first time in many years there is hope that by means of the NHS and Community Care Act of 1990 , imperfect and incomplete though it may be , the fundamental organizational and financial changes needed to foster good community care have been made . |
14 | For the first time in many years all her surviving children were back in Australia . |
15 | For the first time in many months she contemplated the uncontemplatable , and thought that it might not be so with him , even though her heart began to thud uncomfortably at the very idea . |
16 | A small fountain splashed musically in the centre , the clear water dazzling , and Maggie found herself almost stunned for the first time in many years . |
17 | For the first time in many years the statistics are going down . |
18 | FOR the first time in many years , anglers in the north west of the province are to have a strong and united voice to convey their views to the authorities on a wide range of matters . |
19 | The UGT on May 1 held parades and demonstrations jointly with the CCOO for the first time in many years . |
20 | For the first time in many years the Hungarian minority ( numbering 587,000 or 10.8 per cent of the Slovak population ) was not represented . |
21 | For the first time in many days , Sheila Williams felt inordinately happy . |
22 | When SDP Mike Potter first stood , he took votes from the Conservatives , Labour and Liberals and made the seat a marginal , for the first time in many Parliamentary elections . |
23 | Instead Wales and , for the first time in many years , Ulster will feature alongside their more traditional targets in the South , the Midlands and Lancashire in a heavyweight television campaign starting on Monday . |