Example sentences of "[unc] for the first [noun sg] since " in BNC.
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| 1 | It sold dollars and European currency units for pounds in a determined fashion to counter heavy selling , which briefly pushed the pound down below DM2.95 for the first time since August 1987 . |
| 2 | Selling pressure also sent sterling briefly below DM2.95 for the first time since August 1987 . |
| 3 | In fact , while the overall United Kingdom result shows a modest swing to Labour , in Scotland Labour 's share of the vote fell by 3.5 per cent , dropping below 40 per cent for the first time since October 1974 . |
| 4 | Yesterday the region — once the engine room of the late Eighties boom — saw its jobless total top 10 per cent for the first time since the end of the Second World War . |
| 5 | The Christian Democrats ( DC ) polled under 30 per cent for the first time since 1946 , but remained the largest party with 29.7 per cent and 206 seats in the Chamber of Deputies . |