Example sentences of "[art] country for the first " in BNC.

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1 THE East German army last night intervened in the crisis gripping the country for the first time , warning that ‘ chaos and anarchy ’ would not be tolerated and calling on troops to protect military installations against possible attacks by demonstrators .
2 THE East German army last night intervened in the crisis gripping the country for the first time , warning that ‘ chaos and anarchy ’ would not be tolerated and calling on troops to protect military bases against possible attacks by demonstrators .
3 The East German army last night intervened in the crisis gripping the country for the first time , warning that ‘ chaos and anarchy ’ would not be tolerated and calling on troops to protect military installations against possible attacks by demonstrators .
4 But as the runners made round the left-hand bend in front of the stands and set off into the country for the first time she was joined in the lead by Run And Skip , and the company clearly put her off , for she hit the third fence hard .
5 AMERICAN scientists are scouring the country for the first case of the bizarre new disease ‘ acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome ’ ( AIDS ) in patients who have undergone major surgery .
6 Initially he concentrated on Scotland , where the impact of railways had effectively opened the country for the first time to a large number of visitors .
7 Teenager Stephen McAteer scored a remarkable maximum of 100 points from all five judges to bring the All-Ireland Under-19 title out of the country for the first time .
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