Example sentences of "for the first [noun sg] [prep] four " in BNC.
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| 1 | Drink up : Euro Disney has begun to serve alcohol for the first time at four of its restaurants as it seeks to stem heavy losses from weak attendance . |
| 2 | Not suprisingly , it was a nerve-racking finale but eventually the more experienced Australians triumphed 5-7 , 6-4 , 6-0 , to carry their country into the semi-finals for the first time in four years . |
| 3 | Bingham acknowledged that his southern neighbours deserved their first appearance in the finals after beating the North for the first time in four attempts . |
| 4 | Grain output rose by 6% , and wheat was in surplus for the first time in four years . |
| 5 | The average wage increase in industry this spring is slightly below five per cent for the first time in four years . |
| 6 | His patience was dwindling and for the first time in four years of marriage she could see he was on the point of losing his temper . |
| 7 | 1992 — THE Prince tries to kiss his wife in public for the first time in four years on the Indian tour in February . |
| 8 | ‘ I went back for a couple of months this summer for the first time in four years . |
| 9 | B&P human resources director David Ramsay said the firm was resuming full-time working for the first time in four months , in order to meet greater demand . |
| 10 | In the front , or south , gallery , Rodin 's popular marble sculpture , ‘ The Kiss ’ , is retrieved from storage for the first time in four years and shown among nine bronze statues or studies loaned by the Victoria and Albert Museum , including casts of ‘ The Age of Bronze ’ and ‘ St John the Baptist ’ . |
| 11 | Since Hick 's elevation to the Test team we 've seen England share the most successful series against West Indies in the last nine , win a series against New Zealand for the first time in four attempts , win a Test match against Pakistan for the first time in 10 years , and , for good measure , reach the World Cup final . |
| 12 | Following Botham Wanderers ' defeat , we now move off the bottom for the first time in four months . |
| 13 | And for the first time in four and a half centuries … the new head boy is a GIRL ! |
| 14 | BLUNDERING birdwatchers may be to blame for the failure of England 's only breeding pair of Golden Eagles to produce chicks for the first time in four years . |
| 15 | COUNCILLORS in Midlothian yesterday decided to increase the district 's council house rents for the first time in four years . |
| 16 | The group has started to buy land again , and some of the recent purchases have , for the first time in four years , achieved margins above what had been estimated at the time they were bought . |