Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] the first time " in BNC.
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| 31 | Acting as Port Agent for P&O Cruises for the first time , Ellerman & Bucknall were responsible for a range of activities all aimed at ensuring a trouble free visit for Canberra in both Durban and Cape Town . |
| 32 | Of birds for the first time ever heard , |
| 33 | It concerned only new developments and enabled local authorities for the first time to make town-planning schemes ‘ as respects any land which is in course of development or appears likely to be used for building purposes ’ . |
| 34 | However , on the strength of findings by a joint historical commission formed in 1987 to resolve " blank spots " in Polish-Soviet relations , in March 1989 the Polish authorities for the first time had contradicted the official Soviet line and had openly accused the Soviet Union of responsibility [ see p. 36535 ] . |
| 35 | The authorities for the first time gave permission for an opposition demonstration on March 7 . |
| 36 | Captain Naas Botha said ‘ We want a repeat of our match against the Midlands in midweek when we played effective rugby for the full 80 minutes for the first time on tour . |
| 37 | Inspections were carried out by outside groups for the first time , and changes , such as putting windows into dark cells , took place . |
| 38 | But as the field swung away from the stands for the first time it became clear that the grey would not have matters entirely to his liking , for first Kildimo and then Ten Of Spades kept him close company and would not allow him to dominate affairs . |
| 39 | Having been in the front rank at the first fence he dropped back , and as the field came past the stands for the first time , with most of the runners still surviving , he had few behind him . |
| 40 | Going past the stands for the first time , the Unwins ' Upper Gumtree still showed in front but with Premiere almost alongside ; pampering was on the inside tugging his jockey 's arms out . |
| 41 | When they went through the first gate at the bottom of the hill they were out of people 's eyes for the first time since they had met . |
| 42 | There is n't that sudden moment when the music stops and you look into one another 's eyes for the first time , or whatever . |
| 43 | Sung looked up , meeting Bergson 's cold grey eyes for the first time in their interview , then looked down again , understanding perfectly . |
| 44 | Fei Yen rose slowly , meeting the prince 's eyes for the first time and seeing how quickly he re-directed his gaze . |
| 45 | Jacko looked him in the eyes for the first time since they 'd met . |
| 46 | They were driving into the city now , and she looked around her , seeing it with different eyes for the first time , seeing it as a garrulous old lady with so much to tell to anyone willing to listen . |
| 47 | Her frozen surprise made him pause at the door , a gleam of amusement touching his eyes for the first time . |
| 48 | Shocked , she looked him fully in the eyes for the first time . |
| 49 | As I did n't want to undergo the inconvenience of surgery to remove the offending gall bladder , I opted for virtually fat free eating , with the miraculous side effect of acquiring slim hips and thighs for the first time in my adult life ( see photograph on next page ) . |
| 50 | In 1960 the candidates for the first time debated on television , and politics began an almost metaphysical transformation : the external world was miraculously reconvened as powdered images upon America 's internal screen . |
| 51 | Fielding candidates for the first time in 1987 , it had a PV of 11.8 , but a PS of only 8.4 . |
| 52 | Under a new law , proposed during the fifth session of the eighth National Assembly ( which convened in Hanoi on June 20-30 , 1989 ) , non-CPV members were allowed to stand as candidates for the first time . |
| 53 | To illustrate this , let us imagine Heinrich Hertz , in 1888 , performing the electrical experiment that enabled him to produce and detect radio waves for the first time . |
| 54 | But with seven wins from their last eight , the Chargers look set to reach the play-offs for the first time since 1982 — the first to do so after such a poor start . |
| 55 | Two TODAY reporters took their children on skiing trips for the first time . |
| 56 | It always seems funny when a Rottweiler guards for the first time , barking loudly , usually backing off , not quite sure if he is doing the right thing . |
| 57 | If you are installing FMS Drivers for the first time , please check that you have an FMS Driver licence . |
| 58 | In 1892 , the union 's expenditure exceeded its income and reserves for the first time . |
| 59 | Its aim is to promote a reunion of Czech Jews for the first time since the war . |
| 60 | Boots The chemist are to open pharmacy concessions for the first time in seven JS branches in late July . |