Example sentences of "[noun prp] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | There is an old-fashioned quality to these performances which leaves me wishing for something just a little less well-upholstered , although I can imagine anyone coming to Bach for the first time with this recording could well come away with the impression that old LEAVES is quite simply the ‘ bizz ’ , and I for one would not wish to argue with that ! |
| 32 | Several Cabinet ministers will address the two-day gathering which is being held at the Royal International Pavilion in Llangollen for the first time . |
| 33 | Butter is in the supermarkets of Timisoara for the first time since March last year . |
| 34 | Benazir Bhutto has been sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan for the second time after a decisive victory in the country 's parliament over her greatest rival , the Muslim League leader , Nawa Shariff . |
| 35 | But winning the first three of the five-match one-day series has supplied a crucial tonic at a time when TV pictures were being screened back live to Pakistan for the first time . |
| 36 | Since Hick 's elevation to the Test team we 've seen England share the most successful series against West Indies in the last nine , win a series against New Zealand for the first time in four attempts , win a Test match against Pakistan for the first time in 10 years , and , for good measure , reach the World Cup final . |
| 37 | Dave meets Andy for the first time and says ‘ Nice to meet you . ’ |
| 38 | When I saw Jekub for the first time I thought , OK , this is what he used . ’ |
| 39 | Mr Alfred Nzo , general secretary of the ANC , said yesterday that he spoke to Mr Mandela for the first time in 26 years . |
| 40 | She had looked at Sylvie for a long time before speaking . |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | Talks took place between China and Taiwan for the first time since the Communists took control of China in 1949 and the former Nationalist government fled to Taiwan . |
| 43 | We can not win the Ryder Cup , the Curtis Cup , the Walker Cup in the United States for the first time again . |
| 44 | Useful pedigree CHICAGO ( AP ) — The Queen of England will race a horse in the United States for the first time in 35 years at Arlington International Racecourse . |
| 45 | You visited the United States for the first time in 1963 . |
| 46 | In 1975 , Laura visited the United States for the first time to see the San Francisco venture for herself . |
| 47 | The month-long finals , to be staged in the United States for the first time , will take place in nine cities , beginning on 17 June , 1994 . |
| 48 | JIM COURIER redeemed himself for past Davis Cup failures by beating Switzerland 's Jakob Hlasek in Fort Worth , Texas last night to clinch the Cup for the United States for the 30th time since 1900 . |
| 49 | And you had the impression he knew that would be the case as he raced down Jefferson Avenue for the first time . |
| 50 | Tan heard Bach and Beethoven for the first time , and ‘ totally forgot about myself ’ . |
| 51 | The House of Commons met on a Saturday for the first time since the war . |
| 52 | But that Saturday for the first time in his life , he invited his youngest son Patsy to attend the ball-game along with himself and his other three sons . |
| 53 | Erm I know , like you do these and er I mean I , I 've heard about Alan and Sue for a long time , I know they 're having a lot of bother , you know with the decorating and all that . |
| 54 | As well as being profitable and actually paying a dividend back to Detroit for the first time in years , Vauxhall is an important part of the GM empire for political reasons . |
| 55 | He returned to Syria for the first time in July 1992 to attend the funeral of his mother . |
| 56 | You have n't seen Alexander for a long time , have you ? |
| 57 | ‘ It was n't unusual for no contract to be signed — we 've worked with Selina for a long time . ’ |
| 58 | The work out to tender topped the £2,000 million mark in May for the third time since August of last year . |
| 59 | In the interests of maintaining " fair competition " between public and private providers and the efficient use of capital , a system of capital charges was introduced into the NHS for the first time , and all hospitals were made responsible for meeting the interest and depreciation costs of their existing assets and new investment . |
| 60 | I turned and saw Dorian Gray for the first time . |