Example sentences of "of [noun] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | One national newspaper is offering a bottle of champagne for the first reader who can give more information about Norma 's former boyfriend . |
| 2 | OIL production by member states of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries dropped 900,000 barrels a day to 23.5m last month but remains well above the cartel 's target level of 22.9m for the first half , the International Energy Agency has said . |
| 3 | King Fahd of Saudi Arabia visited Baghdad at the end of March for the first visit by a Saudi monarch since Iraq 's Baathist revolution of 1968 . |
| 4 | Terry Baughan , the financial director for both the Virgin Group and the airline , revealed that the airline had incurred a trading loss of £514,000 for the first three weeks of operation . |
| 5 | Even the bookmakers lost faith in the world champion who began the event without the status of favourite for the first time in three years . |
| 6 | Of birds for the first time ever heard , |
| 7 | And yesterday it emerged that Britain 's inflation rate of 4.1pc had fallen below that of Germany for the first time in 25 years . |
| 8 | Butter is in the supermarkets of Timisoara for the first time since March last year . |
| 9 | For example , you can form a curve in a stalk by positioning it in the required shape and then securing it with tiny pieces of tape for the first couple of days of pressing . |
| 10 | The voluntary scheme has the backing of the government , which is providing £13 million of funds for the first three years . |
| 11 | and at the end of the national hunt racing season … celebrations for Gloucestershire 's top stables … trainer David Nicholson reached a century of winners for the first time and champion jockey Richard Dunwoody finished with 173 … a record year for them both |
| 12 | This was in excess of 10% for the first few months and was over 20% in some parts of Wales . |
| 13 | If your travel from the UK for your outward journey or from Holland for the return journey is delayed for over 12 hours ( due to strike/industrial action , weather conditions or mechanical breakdown ) from the scheduled time , then a benefit of £20 for the first 12 hours and £10 for each subsequent 12 hours up to a maximum of £60 . |
| 14 | Whether jury after retirement should be allowed to hear tape recording of interview for the first time — practice |
| 15 | Diana Lanchester did n't catch up with Artemis and her stepmother until Lord Deverill and his huntsmen cast their hounds into a field of kale for the first draw . |
| 16 | LAST autumn , the Bank was back on television in most of Scotland for the first time in more than two years with a campaign of three commercials . |
| 17 | One of the most controversial proposals was the abolition of benefit for the first two days of sickness . |
| 18 | This , perhaps the most tragic of all goals seen at Wembley , sent the Cup out of England for the first and last time . |
| 19 | Here he 'd smelt the air of England for the first time , the crisp October air ; here he 'd fed first , drunk first ; first had cause for laughter , and later , for tears . |
| 20 | ULSTER Television has reported increased pre-tax profits of £1.96m for the first six months of 1993 , up 10pc on the same period last year . |
| 21 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the total estimated annual operating costs of Trident for the first five years of operation . |
| 22 | The panel of judges for the first award included Eleanor Bron , the actress and writer ; Penelope Lively , the novelist and a past winner of the Booker Prize ; and John Mortimer , QC , the novelist and playwright and chairman of the Royal Society of Literature . |
| 23 | She also looked great — out of dungarees for the first time and into a becomingly simple black dress . |
| 24 | Mr Parker , who announced his resignation last week , unveiled pre-tax profits of £2.3m for the first six months of 1993 . |
| 25 | There was a certain rapprochement though , as Mary came down with her things in the back-pack Rufus had lent her and wearing jeans and a pair of sandals for the first time for days . |
| 26 | It was not until 1966 that the transcontinental standard-gauge line was completed , thereby connecting Sydney to Perth without break of gauge for the first time . |
| 27 | It was during this period that the boroughs of Bethnal Green , Stepney , Mile End and Poplar witnessed a net loss of population for the first time . |
| 28 | The seminars , which will be held in Dundee and Glasgow , will focus on the second phase of general SVQs , though they may also include workshops for centres wanting to pilot the first batch of awards for the first time . |
| 29 | The facts behind the selection of poems for the first volume may prove elusive . |
| 30 | He had quite enjoyed that kind of jealousy for the first few months of their marriage . |