Example sentences of "for the first [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1942 , when family allowances were debated for the first tune in Parliament , the principle had acquired supporters of most shades of political opinion . |
| 2 | The major waterway in Blockley is the Blockley Brook , which forms the water course for the first mill in Blockley , Dovedale Mill , now called Dovedale House . |
| 3 | For the first decade in which hydrogels were used as biomaterials , it was only poly ( 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate ) — polyHEMA — that found any widespread application , whereas in the eye a relatively wide variety of compounds were examined . |
| 4 | The plates were developed for the first migration in a solvent saturated chamber consisting of chloroform/methanol/ammonium hydrate/water 184:105:7.5:7.5 vol and then dried in cold air . |
| 5 | He was appointed to the state 's Superior Court in 1978 , to its Supreme Court in 1983 , and to the federal Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 1990 . |
| 6 | Make a list of what essential food you will need for the first day in your new home and go shopping the day before you move . |
| 7 | A test position was certain for the First Test in Strasbourg until he suffered a knee injury and his goal was denied . |
| 8 | Even for the first child in a family , despite the fact that this year 's uprating mainly benefited first children , there is still a shortfall of 75p a week . |
| 9 | It was a great occasion for the first tournament in this sport . |
| 10 | It will remove dead hair , and may also reveal signs of fleas. ( 2 ) A brush will be essential for the first stage in the process . |
| 11 | For the first round in April of the 1990 presidential elections see p. 37371 . |
| 12 | He was collecting for over forty years and , as Miller was a regular recipient of Bartram 's shipments , it can be assumed that ‘ a large proportion of plants credited to Miller as introducer consisted of collections by Bartram and if this is true he was probably responsible for the first appearance in the gardens of England of between one hundred and fifty and two hundred plants ’ ( John Hendley Barnhart , ‘ Significance of John Bartram 's Work to Botanical and Horticultural Knowledge ’ , Bartonia Special Issue , 1931 ) . |
| 13 | The bonus is combined with your normal pension payment for the first week in December , so if you have not received it by the end of that month ask at your local Social Security office . |
| 14 | I did n't sleep for the first week in prison , I could n't get used to the noise . |
| 15 | Enough money came in by mid-March for Chris , a Courtaulds worker for 18 years , and Lorraine to take Leannda to Boston for the first step in the long road to restoring her sight . |
| 16 | He played for Surrey second XI at 20 and made his debut for the first XI in 1947 , when he played five matches . |
| 17 | Ian Stewart aims to be ready for the first team in three weeks |
| 18 | We expected little advertising support for the first effort in our new format but it came anyway on the strength of our description . |
| 19 | In these 239 murals , covering a surface of 1,585 square metres , there are traces of many influences making up a popular and forceful imagery : ‘ The codices , pre-conquest sculpture , popular art , the study of living people , the colour of nature as well as the paintings of the misnamed Italian Primitives , together with the modern artistic tendencies to which Rivera himself had contributed during his stay in France , all went to form his own peculiar style , which is apparent for the first time in these frescoes . ’ |
| 20 | It 's very daunting to have to go to an audition for the first time in your life . |
| 21 | What would everyone back at the cafe have thought when , for the first time in eight months , I had n't shown up for work ? |
| 22 | For the first time in all these barren weeks , she wrote poem after poem , cursed that Interflora was n't a 24-hour service and swore never to doubt again . |
| 23 | To this Leonard went , and there he stayed for several months , playing his part in the Pullman household under the terse agreement : ‘ If you stay , you 'll pull your weight , like the rest of us ’ ; ensconced in a lively family atmosphere for the first time in years . |
| 24 | What lies in pieces around them represents , in effect , a unique private exhibition open to a lucky few who for the first time in generations have had the opportunity for hands-on experience of greatness . |
| 25 | Thoughts of acquiring a complete rake of steam-compatible Mk 1s from BR were aired for the first time in 1977 . |
| 26 | For the first time in fourteen years the peak-hour commuter figures show growth ( a modest half per cent ) but an interview with David Kirby indicated that L&SE had no inkling of what was to come . |
| 27 | Problems have arisen despite this year 's cash for the NHS appearing , when it was announced last November , to allow for real growth for the first time in years , even after taking into account inevitable pressures such as the rising number of elderly people . |
| 28 | When Chris Lewis replaced Malcolm , ball dominated bat for the first time in the match , with nothing to show for it . |
| 29 | He added : ‘ For the first time in energy policy history , the environment will govern our energy policy . |
| 30 | For the first time in the history of the service , army units have been sent in to maintain order in prisons , writes Sarah Lambert . |