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

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1 A clutch of companies involved in technology from the Soviet space programmes has been given permission for the first time to deal direct with foreigners .
2 Many hundreds of thousands of trade unionists were among those who became shareholders for the first time .
3 On Feb. 1 , 1990 , Saudi Arabia announced plans for the first electronic share dealing system in the Gulf , to be launched in April , which bankers said would revolutionize the market and attract many new investors .
4 He also had a keen grasp of steam locomotive matters and was responsible for introducing suburban passenger locomotives in 1945 , in which year he also made proposals for the first LMS ( and British ) main-line diesel-electric locomotives , which were finally introduced under his successor H. G. Ivatt two years later .
5 Should you wish to paint hardwood for the first time , it will be necessary to coat it with an aluminium primer .
6 Angie Bowie : I actually met David for the first time when he was with feathers at the Roundhouse and I was with the European head of Mercury Records , a gentleman called Lou Reisner .
7 He became mayor for the first time in October 1261 and was reappointed in October 1262 , years in which the king dominated London , having thrown off the restrictions imposed on him by the Provisions of Oxford in 1258 .
8 He made his official Palace debut in the FA Cup tie with QPR on 5 January 1946 and was between the posts when Palace met Mansfield for the first post-war League match on 31 August 1946 .
9 He tried very hard not to cough like he 'd seen people cough in westerns when they tried whisky for the first time , and got away with just clearing his throat rather loudly ( he looked round at the curtains , afraid somebody might have heard ) .
10 The Islamic fundamentalist Welfare Party ( RP-Refah Partisi — led by Necmettin Erbakan ) entered parliament for the first time , with 62 seats , on an agenda which included withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) and renunciation of efforts towards EC membership .
11 Twenty-three years after becoming premier for the first time , he shows every indication of wanting to lead the Liberals against the Parti Québécois in another election .
12 If , when you have read the letter overleaf , you decide to accept responsibility for the first £50 of claims please fill in the boxes below .
13 I wish to accept responsibility for the first £50 of all claims under Section 1 — Buildings of the above policy ( other than claims arising from Subsidence , where special conditions apply , or Fire or Property Owners Liability ) .
14 BHUTAN : AI visited Bhutan for the first time in January at the invitation of King Jigme Wangchuck .
15 On this occasion some of the Messerschmitts had carried bombs for the first time — not a new role for III/JG 27 , which had operated in this manner over the Balkans during the previous month .
16 Nijinsky then went to Longchamp as a hot favourite for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe , but there , under a less-than-brilliant ride from Piggott , he tasted defeat for the first time , beaten a head by Sassafras .
17 A year later Moore captained England for the first time , against Czechoslovakia .
18 Less publicity shy was Stephen Quinn , publishing director of Vogue , the fashion magazine , who had voted Conservative for the first time in his life .
19 They will also be showered with gifts like top-of-the-range Mercedes cars and luxury apartments if they can spring a World Cup upset and beat England for the first time .
20 Also representing Scotland for the first time today will be the Ferguslie all-rounder , Stuart Kennedy , who follows in the footsteps of brother , Iain , who was capped six times .
21 Many more farmers would be willing to undertake conversion if the Government were prepared to provide subsidies for the first five years to help re-equip .
22 Some of the singers knew their place in that production — almost miraculously , Gergiev had coaxed Sergei Leiferkus away from a couple of London Fiery Angels to sing Tomsky for old times ' sake — but one of Gergiev 's protégés , Gegam Gregorian , was tackling Hermann for the first time , and Maria Guleghina had flown in for Lisa .
23 In June 1984 , small businesses were also required to provide security for the first time under the scheme , which obviously deterred many potential entrepreneurs and damaged the usefulness of the scheme .
24 In August 1899 , Joseph revisited his Valley of Winding Waters for the first time in twenty-two years .
25 In November Nelson Mandela , deputy president of the African National Congress , visited Swaziland for the first time since his February release .
26 In mid-November a United States congressional delegation visited China for the first time since the massacre .
27 She drew breath for the first time in three and a quarter hours .
28 As one commentator noted wryly , there are more companies announcing Pentium-based machines then there are actual processors : a couple of dozen manufacturers spread their wares and Intel topped the whole thing off by announcing prices for the first time , and they are not cheap — 60MHz Pentiums cost $878 , while the 66MHz chip is $965 in quantities of 1,000 .
29 Guerrillas in Kashmir used rockets for the first time on June 19 , in an attack on two waterfront hotels in Srinagar which were being used as barracks by Indian security forces .
30 We 'll even give you free glazing insurance for the first 12 months .
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