Example sentences of "[prep] the first time [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the year as a whole turnover topped £100m for the first time rising 10.4pc to £101.6m . |
| 2 | On Sept. 20 he said that prospects for an October peace conference were still uncertain , although the USA was " for the first time bringing pressure to bear on Israel " . |
| 3 | This demand was indeed radical since women were for the first time trying to achieve some independence as persons and to exercise some power as individuals in their own right . |
| 4 | Launched by the Princess of Wales in 1988 , the hospice entered the Awards for the first time using its 1990 accounts which covered its first operational year with a full complement of staff . |
| 5 | Compiled annually , it is a voluminous source which can now be fully exploited for the first time using computer techniques . |
| 6 | In Education there were substantially increased admissions to Initial Teacher Education ( ITE ) including for the first time intending teachers of Business Studies . |
| 7 | Since that meeting , I am glad that the industry has announced its plan to double the number of insurance ratings , for the first time taking account of factory-fitted security measures in assessing insurance grouping . |
| 8 | Then in the distance , the 6ft wave could be seen for the first time roaring up river at 10 mph . |
| 9 | The first two rounds of voting — in north Lebanon and the Bekaa on Aug. 23 , and in Beirut and Mount Lebanon on Aug. 30 — produced some wins for Hezbollah , an Islamic group aligned with Syrian policy-making which was for the first time participating in elections as a parliamentary party . |
| 10 | The Bioscope very much approved of the description of the movies as ‘ the drama of the masses , and went on to argue that the whole beauty of the movies was that they were for the first time providing amusement , ‘ the greatest factor in the life of.the masses ’ , to ‘ the millions ‘ who had been ‘ passed over for so many years and considered of no account ’ . |
| 11 | Digital Equipment Corp has announced that it will offer a new hub backplane , code-named One Hub , in early 1993 , plugging the gap at the high end of the DEChub 90 range and for the first time offering Ethernet , Token Ring , and the Fibre Distributed Data Interface , FDDI , at first , and Asynchronous Transfer Mode high-speed networking technology , when it becomes available , in one product . |
| 12 | Your brain is for the first time having to struggle and strive and keep really busy , which is great . |
| 13 | Used my travel alarm for the first time having been appointed ‘ waker up ’ for breakfast — not a success as I had forgotten to resent for French time ( one hour ahead ) — many comments about my parentage . |
| 14 | Champions SQUASH : Simon Cairns won the York squash championship for the first time beating No 2 seed Paul Adams 9–5 , 9–3 , 9–5 , in the final at Dunnington . |
| 15 | She went into the drawing-room , and flung back her veil , for the first time revealing a pair of remarkable green eyes , set at a slant like a cat 's or lynx 's . |
| 16 | He nodded , for the first time understanding her . |
| 17 | Then he said quickly , for the first time sounding awkward , " You have been with Jasper a long time , have n't you ? " |
| 18 | There was evidently no absolute labour shortage , if only because the reserve armies of the rural population ( at home and abroad ) were now for the first time advancing en masse upon the industrial labour markets . |
| 19 | For the first time conceding a measure of Chinese control , he proposed a " self-governing democratic political entity " to be set up " in association with " China , with the latter maintaining some control over foreign affairs and defence . |
| 20 | The passing out parade was held on Saturday , 23 February 1918 , which ended with Charlie marching his section up and down the parade ground keeping step with the regimental band , and for the first time feeling like a soldier even if Tommy still resembled a sack of potatoes . |
| 21 | The prospect of the full range being available in its entirety in Japan by the end of 1991 , has spurred new disc development , some for the first time incorporating graphics and sound . |
| 22 | The body came ashore into the grass with monstrous and majestic indifference , for the first time caring nothing at all what impression it made . |
| 23 | Berdichev turned his head and looked at Clarac , for the first time letting a brief smile signal his satisfaction . |
| 24 | By 1988 Britain was for the first time selling more to the EEC than to the rest of the world ( £47 billion out of £93.5 billion at 1991 prices ) . |
| 25 | This is what strikes fear into the hearts of all but the most experienced , and has men playing there for the first time knocking at the knees . |
| 26 | A break of 83 put him in front for the first time adding a 70 clearance in the sixth after Wattana led 58-0 . |
| 27 | The Prince smirked and Gaveston turned , for the first time acknowledging their presence with a condescending sneer . |
| 28 | She talked with him for nearly ten minutes , and as the officers drew her away , Walford snatched her hand and kissed it , ‘ some tears for the first time rolling down his cheeks ’ . |
| 29 | abolished the power of local councils to shift the burden of taxation on to local business , for the first time limiting the overall rise in business rates to no more than the rate of inflation ; |
| 30 | In 1906 an adverse report by the Board of Education 's inspectors on infant education led to the Board for the first time limiting school provision for children under five — hitherto the normal age for the entry of working-class children to full-time education had been three . |