Example sentences of "first time in [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is now full time working at all the operational distilleries for the first time in eight years . |
| 2 | Rosalind Plowright , singing at ENO for the first time in eight years , is an Elisabeth de Valois of aptly regal appearance , though her initially expressive line showed increasing signs of strain . |
| 3 | Until he won the Paris Open earlier this month — where he also beat world No 1 Courier — he was n't even certain to qualify for this ‘ best eight ’ in the world ’ tournament , having fallen to 10th in the rankings for the first time in eight years , and failing to make a Grand Slam final for the first time in five . |
| 4 | Regular Lebanese army units moved into Beirut 's southern suburbs on Dec. 29-30 , for the first time in eight years . |
| 5 | For the first time in recent years , payments to producers showed no increase , at 20.2p/litre , although Mr Howie pointed out it was the best figure among the five UK boards . |
| 6 | Gorbachev disclosed that " for the first time in recent years we laid quite a strong stress on what our economic relations should be like " , although he failed to provide details on the precise content of the talks . |
| 7 | Underlining government irritation with the success of Labour 's presentation , some aides privately are complaining , for the first time in many years , about Labour bias in the Press . |
| 8 | The trial of Mr Subono and Mr Nugroho was the first time in many years that the law was used to try ‘ leftists ’ rather than Muslim activists . |
| 9 | The film of the Douglas Bader story ‘ Reach for the Sky ’ was shown on the big screen for the first time in many years , and the Association was able to contribute £20,200 to the RAF Benevolent Fund as a result of this effort . |
| 10 | The town has always been a primary IRA target but this is the first time in many years that it has singled out the commercial centre . |
| 11 | Here the Unionists were challenged for the first time in many years but the NILP shared the anti-Unionist vote with Independents , who polled 4.5 per cent in North and 2 per cent in Waterside . |
| 12 | He put her on an elimination diet , and within two weeks her bowels were functioning normally , for the first time in many years . |
| 13 | Hugo first telephoned the de Chavigny offices and told them to contact Edouard immediately ; then , for the first time in many years , he prayed . |
| 14 | For the first time in many years in the annual survey of births columns , James has been ousted from top spot by Thomas . |
| 15 | And then , for the first time in many years , a wolf was actually seen on Norwegian soil . |
| 16 | For the first time in many years there is hope that by means of the NHS and Community Care Act of 1990 , imperfect and incomplete though it may be , the fundamental organizational and financial changes needed to foster good community care have been made . |
| 17 | For the first time in many years all her surviving children were back in Australia . |
| 18 | A small fountain splashed musically in the centre , the clear water dazzling , and Maggie found herself almost stunned for the first time in many years . |
| 19 | For the first time in many years the statistics are going down . |
| 20 | FOR the first time in many years , anglers in the north west of the province are to have a strong and united voice to convey their views to the authorities on a wide range of matters . |
| 21 | The UGT on May 1 held parades and demonstrations jointly with the CCOO for the first time in many years . |
| 22 | For the first time in many years the Hungarian minority ( numbering 587,000 or 10.8 per cent of the Slovak population ) was not represented . |
| 23 | Instead Wales and , for the first time in many years , Ulster will feature alongside their more traditional targets in the South , the Midlands and Lancashire in a heavyweight television campaign starting on Monday . |
| 24 | Martino 's ambition to reunite the series for the first time in thirty years has , however , been thwarted by the refusal of Sophia Loren to loan ‘ Study for a Pope V ’ , but the exhibition reassembles the remaining five canvases , including the version owned by the Musei Vaticani . |
| 25 | This will coincide with the completion of intensive redecoration of the Primate 's Palace , thus enabling the complete sequence of all six tapestries to be seen in their original setting for the first time in thirty years . |
| 26 | With open allies like the Primrose League , the case for collaboration was strong ; for the first time in thirty years of existence the Primrose League formally linked itself with the party in 1914 . |
| 27 | After months of restoration the two hundred seat auditorium will have an audience for the first time in thirty years . |
| 28 | With the bursting of the bubble , land prices fell last year for the first time in 17 years . |
| 29 | A week later , Treloar followed up by winning the Rosemary Symonds Cup for the first time in 17 years , so ending Hammer 's domination of this tournament . |
| 30 | THE controversial film Cathy Come Home is to be screened on British television for the first time in 17 years in as attempt to highlight the plight of the homeless . |