Example sentences of "[verb] the first time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean the first time at a lower level something appeared , I shaded half a square |
| 2 | ‘ I scored the first time after eight minutes . |
| 3 | Briefly , the image of Lexandro 's own two indulged foolish siblings , Andria and Phoeba , flitted through his consciousness for what seemed the first time in years . |
| 4 | Read the first time on 12 February 1844 , his creditors and debtors bill was read a second time on 30 April . |
| 5 | All major opposition parties voted for the bills , whose adoption marked the first time since 1945 that an opposition bill had been passed in the Upper House . |
| 6 | However , Saturday 's setback at Celtic Park marked the first time in a year Goram had been in a losing Rangers team ( he was injured when Dundee won at Dens Park in August ) , and the assured nature of his performances at domestic , European and international level have helped gather an army of voters who could make the goalkeeper the first since Hamish McAlpine ( in 1985 ) to win the Scottish Football Writers ' Association Player of the Year award . |
| 7 | When Norman recruited Sir Ian McGregor , this marked the first time in Britain that a nationalised industry chief had been appointed through executive search . |
| 8 | Though he recalled once scoring a hat-trick for Toronto Blizzard , Nicholl 's two goals against Dunfermline marked the first time in his senior career that the Irishman had notched a double in top-class football . |