Example sentences of "say for the first time " in BNC.

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1 He says for the first time in his life , he 's known what life must have been like for the old masters .
2 After all , if you had asked him , Boy would probably have said for the first time in his life , yes , thank you I am very happy .
3 The Chinese government has said for the first time that it intends to try to stop the tiger trade .
4 Common sense requires one to recognize that the most significant things were what was being said for the first time , at least in that form , in modern Catholic history and with such authority .
5 De Gaulle said for the first time since their defeat , the French people had reason to hope for liberation .
6 the commentary must say for the first time what had , nonetheless , already been said [ by the original text ] and must tirelessly repeat what had never been said [ by other commentators ] .
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