Example sentences of "[be] read a first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | If the report is favourable , the Bill will be read a first time . |
2 | Under this Standing Order , a Bill is taken to be read a first time if certain formalities are gone through . |
3 | A Member simply gives notice and eventually moves that the Bill be read a first time . |
4 | Once a Bill is read a first time , it can be printed and is usually available the next day . |
5 | Bills are read a first time in the same way as in the case of Government Bills , two weeks after the ballot is taken , and there is consequently little time for any consultation or drafting which has not already taken place . |
6 | Where the principle object of a Bill was money , it was formerly the practice for it to be made the subject of a debate in the Commons upon a resolution before the Bill was read a first time . |