Example sentences of "for the first time [prep] five " in BNC.
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| 1 | Development spending was to rise by 21 per cent to taka86,500 million , exceeding the total for recurrent expenditure ( up 8 per cent at taka85,500 million ) for the first time for five years . |
| 2 | Long-term unemployment , defined as people out of work for more than a year , is rising for the first time in five years . |
| 3 | After all , she was returning to competition for the first time in five years . |
| 4 | Until he won the Paris Open earlier this month — where he also beat world No 1 Courier — he was n't even certain to qualify for this ‘ best eight ’ in the world ’ tournament , having fallen to 10th in the rankings for the first time in eight years , and failing to make a Grand Slam final for the first time in five . |
| 5 | England marksman David Hirst has trained for the first time in five weeks after recovering from a cracked ankle , and is desperate to link up with Chris Waddle . |
| 6 | ROCK star Cher came face to face with ex-husband Sonny for the first time in five years … and loathed it . |
| 7 | No wins so far mean that Amthaal slips in the race on 7st 12lb and he showed plenty of promise at Chester last week — racing for the first time in five months . |
| 8 | And for the first time in five years , the average cost of building a house dropped from the year before — from £25,338 in 1991/92 , to £24,537 in 1992/ 93 . |
| 9 | THE number of people who have been out of work for more than a year broke through the one million barrier today for the first time in five years . |