Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] for first " in BNC.

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1 Paintings top $10 million for first time since 1990
2 [ See p. 38373 for first application of CSCE emergency mechanisms in early July with regard to the Yugoslav crisis . ]
3 The new timetable prolonged the transition period for a second time [ see p. 38563 for first extension ] despite the government 's insistence in January that the transition would end on March 26 as planned [ see p. 38709 ] .
4 ABBEY National is offering four new mortgage fixes : 6.25pc until October 31 1994 or 7.25pc until April 1996 for first time buyers ; 6.85pc until October 1994 or 7.50pc until April 1996 for new applicants and existing borrowers .
5 At the end of December 1989 the Supreme Court named the three final conservative appointees to the Senate [ see p. 37117 for first six appointments ] , so that the outgoing military regime was represented by 28 of the 47 members , further ensuring that the incoming government of President Aylwin would be unable to modify the central role of the military under the 1980 Constitution [ see p. 30619 ] .
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