Example sentences of "and [noun] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I did n't want to undergo the inconvenience of surgery to remove the offending gall bladder , I opted for virtually fat free eating , with the miraculous side effect of acquiring slim hips and thighs for the first time in my adult life ( see photograph on next page ) . |
| 2 | A public road threads a delightful passage through woodlands in the company of river and loch for the first few miles , ending at a car park from which further progress is possible only by walking — and further progress should certainly be made . |
| 3 | In 1892 , the union 's expenditure exceeded its income and reserves for the first time . |
| 4 | As more cars came , they took over the Fleetwood service , until on 10 March 1953 , there was a complete service by Coronations between Starr Gate and Fleetwood for the first time . |
| 5 | Tan heard Bach and Beethoven for the first time , and ‘ totally forgot about myself ’ . |
| 6 | Previous abridgements of the Philosophical Transactions had been carried out on a piecemeal basis , whereas Baddam 's version provided continuity and uniformity for the first time ( see Nichols 's summary of them in the above , pp. 482–3 ) . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | A further promotion will be run on the Pedigree Chum and Whiskas calendars which will be sold through pet shops and supermarkets for the first time ever . |
| 9 | He thought of Hugo , who had revolutionised his own thinking , who had made him challenge and question for the first time . |
| 10 | The cost to the UN of the UN Protection Force ( UNPROFOR ) , whose mandate would be reviewed every six months , was estimated at between $400,000,000 and $635,000,000 for the first year . |
| 11 | In Mexico , the private sector was able to take advantage of the new seeds , but the peasants on ejido land , often unable to get credit and farming for the first three years without fertilisers were not so productive . |
| 12 | In Judaism the bereaved person must be surrounded with friends and relatives for the first week and cared for . |
| 13 | The Bank of Botswana reported a significant decline in revenue from the main exports of diamonds , copper-nickel and meat for the first quarter of 1990 . |
| 14 | His new innovation won approval and orders for the first 10 tankers were placed with NE ship builders . |
| 15 | Thereafter , ‘ fly the line ’ , keeping a careful eye on drift and timing for the first quarter of the route , and replicating whatever heading is required for the next three- quarters , noting the times to the quarter-points . |
| 16 | Statistics for 1990/91 include enrolments and results for the first batch of candidates undertaking ‘ live ’ courses , as well as for candidates continuing on pilot courses begun in 1988/89 and 1989/90 . |
| 17 | Monitoring of the service has already begun , and results for the first four months will be published in May . |
| 18 | Lawyers joined clergy and laymen for the first day of the hearing at the Saint John the Baptist Church in Great Rissington . |
| 19 | She said : ‘ It was great to see mum and dad for the first time in several days . |
| 20 | She said : ‘ It was great to see mum and dad for the first time in several days . |
| 21 | The scheme , if adopted , would allow the government to set " statutory water quality objectives " for all inland and coastal waters in England and Wales for the first time . |
| 22 | It 's 7.15 a.m. and time for the first break of the day . |