Example sentences of "for the first time [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the bedroom she had done everything that Tom Horrocks had bidden her , reflexively , without panic ; yet she had known herself for the first time up against the frailty of the human organism — ; the mess of it , the degradation . |
| 2 | Fifteen for the first time round . |
| 3 | New workplaces opened for the first time on or after 1 January 1993 or those that are modified or extended or converted should comply with the Regulations immediately . |
| 4 | The ‘ Etruscans ’ exhibition , curated by Dr Francesco Buranelli of the Gregorian Etruscan Museum ( see p. 14 ) in the Vatican , brings to the US for the first time around 180 pieces from the Guglielmi Collection , including votive busts , cinerary urns , domestic items , gold jewellery , and bronzes such as the ‘ Putto Graziani ’ . |
| 5 | An exhibition that brings together ( for the first time in over a century ) the Pre-Raphaelites ' paintings , sculpture and decorative arts that decorated the houses of the region 's Victorian industrialists and entrepreneurs . |
| 6 | For a while Broad and Tavaré defended well , but then suddenly Holding , for the first time in over a year , decided to go back to his full-length run-up , without even having told Lloyd what he intended to do . |
| 7 | Demolition trains became a regular sight on Sundays during 1987 however , and for the first time in over 30 years it was possible to photograph trains without the hindrance of electric stanchions . |
| 8 | The old man , propped in his chair for the first time in over a month , laid a trembling hand on the babe 's head . |
| 9 | In March 1992 I returned to New Zealand for the first time in over a dozen years , to sample again what light aviation there has to offer visitors . |
| 10 | Sales of prime London properties are picking up and the latest quarterly bulletin from the London Research Centre shows that for the first time in over a year , average prices have not fallen . |
| 11 | As remaining male stragglers dragged their shocked bodies out and past the ‘ Men Only ’ sign , the women relaxed and , for the first time in over a quarter of a century , Irish women 's bodies felt the pleasure of sea and hot rocks in the Forty Foot at Sandycove . |
| 12 | It did rain there in 1971 … for the first time in about 400 years . |
| 13 | ON THURSDAY May 14 , GWR 4-4-0 No 3440 ‘ City of Truro ’ returned to her ‘ home town ’ , or rather ‘ home city ’ , for the first time in over thirty years . |
| 14 | Once more , for the first time in over 45 years , Dan Knight was back in England , back in the pilot 's seat of a B–17 that bore the name Mary Alice in the familiar yellow letters edged in red on the nose . |
| 15 | And for those few hours after she got home she found she could talk to her mother properly for the first time in over two years . |
| 16 | For the first time in over sixteen years , Elaine showed some signs of interest in him ! |
| 17 | These two documents provided , for the first time in over a century , a summary of the various arguments on the subject of a national audit office . |
| 18 | Large areas of western Scotland , mid- and North Wales and the upland zones of the North and South West of England have exhibited population gains , in some cases for the first time in over a century . |
| 19 | For the first time in over a month Charles felt certain that he had n't lost interest in sex . |
| 20 | For the first time in over forty years someone had humbled him on the board he considered his own . |
| 21 | There was a heady scent of rosemary and thyme in the air , and she breathed it in , feeling strangely at peace for the first time in as long as she could remember . |
| 22 | Worthy of note was the fact that for the first time in over 20 years we had a pensioner member playing in the event and whilst he does not want his name or score noted . |
| 23 | Now , for the first time in over a decade there is uncertainty over the Chelsea veteran 's inclusion . |
| 24 | The new synthetic pitch at the Jordanstown campus has attracted the prestigious tournament to Northern Ireland for the first time in over a decade , and the impressive facilities at the campus will be used together with the new pitch at Valley Leisure Centre . |
| 25 | After the attempt various constitutional clauses were suspended and press and television censorship was imposed for the first time in over 30 years to exclude media coverage of coup leader Chávez Frías . |
| 26 | All the rugby roads lead to Twickenham this weekend … where England are playing South Africa for the first time in over 20 years … |
| 27 | Highly-rated midfielder Gary Owers could also start a game for the first time in over three months , depending on Bracewell 's condition . |
| 28 | BRITAIN 'S unemployment soared above 2.6 million for the first time in over four years yesterday after a bigger than expected surge in the number of people out of work . |
| 29 | For the first time in about three weeks . |
| 30 | So , for the first time in nearly four weeks , 600,000 Thames Water customers can drink direct from their taps . |