Example sentences of "year [prep] the first time " in BNC.

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1 This year for the first time , we mailed a pre-recorded tape cassette to all radio stations in the UK .
2 With the bursting of the bubble , land prices fell last year for the first time in 17 years .
3 Last year for the first time there were European dressage titles in two categories : Werth won the conventional Special , while Rothenberger took the freestyle .
4 The average salary for the nearly 700 players on the 26 teams tops $1 million a year for the first time .
5 IBM , which announced a major restructuring after plunging into the red last year for the first time in its history , made an after-tax profit of $595m in the three months ending March .
6 BRITAIN is dreaming of a green Christmas this year for the first time since artificial trees appeared in the shops .
7 The under-21s are more even highly-fancied to retain the national title , which they won last year for the first time by beating Nottinghamshire in the final .
8 This year for the first time oceanic and African tribal art will be exhibited by Elms Lesters Painting Rooms and Savannah Gallery .
9 The prestigious Antiquaires à Paris group of dealers who specialise in eighteenth-century French furniture albeit with many sidelines is back again this year for the first time since 1986 , although with nothing to compare with the extravagantly decorated and richly stocked collective stand which caused so much jealousy then .
10 Rural living standards in most areas had improved significantly in the 1980s , but last year for the first time they fell back .
11 Last year for the first time , Nuclear Electric was able to operate the Dungeness B nuclear power station at over 1200MWe , largely thanks to an AEA computer-based reactor protection system .
12 Last year for the first time we were charged £10.58 for an audit certificate — something District Audit assure me takes a few minutes to complete and is provided free of charge by most banks .
13 Erm , I 'm not in a position to add anything very much to the article for next year , I spent most of Friday afternoon with the Tech last week , erm , but there 's still obviously a good deal of uncertainty about programmes for next year , erm , what I think has been very positive is that we have now er , this year for the first time since the Tech 's formation , they 've started to discuss some of the issues about the programmes with a group of providers .
14 Bursaries , available this year for the first time , broadened the opportunities to attend .
15 FRENCH exports of wines and spirits fell last year for the first time in 20 years as recession caught up with one of the country 's proudest industries .
16 More than 50 senior executives from seven countries attended the Group Management Conference , held this year for the first time at Courtaulds Woodside training centre in Kenilworth .
17 Orders delivered within a day have hit the magic 100 per cent target this year for the first time .
18 I read them both again erm last year for the first time for many years , and I found Herodotus much the better of the two , because Herodotus was prepared to be curious about everything .
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