Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] met [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The five CODESA working groups met for the first time on Jan. 20 in Johannesburg . |
| 2 | This body met for the first time in May 1989 and elected from its members the bicameral 542-member Supreme Soviet — the working constitutional body responsible for all legislative and administrative matters — consisting of the Soviet of the Union and the Soviet of Nationalities . |
| 3 | The High Authority met for the first time in the autumn of 1952 , and immediately set about trying to turn the principles of the Treaty of Paris into practical results . |
| 4 | As the two hellraisers met for the first time for the benefit of the world 's press , they exchanged jokes . |
| 5 | The new body met for the first time , in the building of the suspended National Assembly , on April 25 . |
| 6 | When the new Assembly met for the first time on Sept. 24 , seven opposition members refused to take their seats , claiming that the election had been rigged . |
| 7 | The new Cabinet met for the first time on June 12 and Shamir attempted to head off Arab-led calls for a special UN Security Council team to visit the West Bank and Gaza [ see p. 37443 ] by proposing that a UN envoy , Jean-Claude Aimé , should visit the area in their place . |
| 8 | The seven-member committee of the Arab League met for the first time in Cairo , also on April 7 . |