Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] [art] first time since " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soutter , the fourth seed , thus beat the player who caused her exclusion from England 's world title-winning team , in a final that for the first time since 1979 contained neither of the Guernsey girls , Martine le Moignan and Lisa Opie . |
| 2 | Masha nodded , saying that for the first time since Geneva she could feel the attraction of Communism . |
| 3 | Commentators noted that for the first time since 1986 , the 1990 defence budget would fall below 1 per cent of Japan 's gross national product ( GNP ) — the decline being due more , however , to rapid economic growth rather than budgetary restraint . |
| 4 | The report examines published statistics showing that for the first time since 1911 , suicide rates are increasing for men , particularly those under 45 , while those for women have been dropping . |
| 5 | The government lost by one vote , 311 to 310 , and for the first time since October 1924 an administration had been voted out of office through a Commons vote . |
| 6 | But the whole incident has depressed me and for the first time since being diagnosed it occurs to me that I might be dying . |
| 7 | Once in the shadows we notice the gusting , frozen wind , and for the first time since arriving in Bolivia we feel cold while climbing . |