Example sentences of "be [verb] a first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the report is favourable , the Bill will be read a first time . |
| 2 | Under this Standing Order , a Bill is taken to be read a first time if certain formalities are gone through . |
| 3 | A Member simply gives notice and eventually moves that the Bill be read a first time . |
| 4 | Once a Bill is read a first time , it can be printed and is usually available the next day . |
| 5 | In the longer term discount range , Melanee could choose the Halifax , which is offering a first time buyer offer of 1.5 per cent until the end of January 1993 . |
| 6 | Bills are read a first time in the same way as in the case of Government Bills , two weeks after the ballot is taken , and there is consequently little time for any consultation or drafting which has not already taken place . |
| 7 | Where the principle object of a Bill was money , it was formerly the practice for it to be made the subject of a debate in the Commons upon a resolution before the Bill was read a first time . |