Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun pl] for the first " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 SOARING sales mean workers at car giant Rover are being asked to work Sundays for the first time in living memory .
3 CCG will continue to provide services for the first year of operation and hopefully into the future .
4 She started to wear trousers for the first time , dieted , and let her hair grow .
5 To cover costs for the first £320 you may either pay us a non-refundable damage/loss excess waiver of £32 per yacht ( £7 each for a Share a Yacht or Pot Luck ) , or lodge ( direct with us , not through a travel agent ) a security deposit of £320 per yacht ( £70 each if sharing ) at the time of making your final payment .
6 John Fairley , chairman of Grampian Property Partners , said : ‘ The plans to build homes for the first time is a significant move for housing co-operatives in the area and underlines our commitment to help meet the housing needs of people in Grampian . ’
7 BLUNDERING birdwatchers may be to blame for the failure of England 's only breeding pair of Golden Eagles to produce chicks for the first time in four years .
8 One of Oxford 's two remaining women-only colleges has tonight decided to admit men for the first time in a hundred years .
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