Example sentences of "for the first time [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Lloyds Bank 's chief economic adviser , Patrick Foley , the industrial and commercial company sector will this year revert to financial balance for the first time 1987 . |
| 2 | Our findings demonstrate for the first time increased expression of ET-1 in the lungs of patients with CFA compared with the lungs of subjects without CFA . |
| 3 | Why can I read you like a book , when we only met for the first time four days ago ? |
| 4 | for the first time five years of ed |
| 5 | In the course of twenty-five years of persistent pioneering work , he was responsible for novel design features , such as the duplex condenser ( 1924 ) , objective changer ( 1926 ) , and cone condenser ( 1930 ) , the last allowing for the first time ultraviolet , dark-ground photographs of viruses . |
| 6 | The Company 's hint was taken , and on 6th July the Charity Commissioners approved the new Board , which met for the first time twelve days later and agreed to advertise for a Headmaster who — after all the fuss and contrary to what may have been expected — was required to be an Anglican clergyman ! |
| 7 | In 1888 it was for the first time possible to go by train the whole way from Constantinople to Calais , and the Trans-Siberian railway was completed in 1904 . |
| 8 | Lying there she was aware for the first time that night of Maggie above her and Rachel below her ; both , she imagined , sleeping sweetly , and again the grinding weight of compassion and guilt swept over her . |
| 9 | When they entered the house one of the brothers reached for the bottle of whiskey and poured four large glasses for the first time that day . |
| 10 | Not for the first time that morning Erika felt slightly uncomfortable . |
| 11 | For the first time that night , he felt lucky . |
| 12 | For the first time that morning , he looked interested . |
| 13 | On 22 July , the Water Authority had admitted for the first time that aluminium had been involved by placing a small advertisement in the local press saying ‘ that the water was no more acidic than lemon juice ’ . |
| 14 | For the first time that weekend the rain had stopped , and although it was still overcast we could make out something of the beauties of the landscape . |
| 15 | There were still tears in her eyes , but for the first time that weekend there was colour in her cheeks as well . |
| 16 | She told Susan about her encounter when she gave her the humbugs , and the elder sister seemed interested for the first time that evening . |
| 17 | Go and get a good night 's sleep , love , ’ ‘ Patricia ’ urged , sounding honest for the first time that evening . |
| 18 | Palace striker Chris Armstrong has confessed for the first time that manager Steve Coppell took a huge gamble signing him . |
| 19 | Joan sounded perplexed — not for the first time that evening . |
| 20 | The excitement of delving into the unknown was mine for the first time that day . |
| 21 | He always went to Mass fasting and , for the first time that morning , he was aware of feeling weak , even paradoxically a little sick . |
| 22 | He urged his horse on home , and for the first time that day it responded by breaking into a trot for a few yards , until it decided that it was more comfortable to walk . |
| 23 | She said , ‘ I expect it 'll be something you 'll remember and treasure for the rest of your lives , ’ and Carrie was pleased because she sounded like herself for the first time that day . |
| 24 | It indicated for the first time that quantum theory , which had been developed to account for atomic phenomena , still remained successful when applied to nuclei , systems which are a hundred thousand times smaller . |
| 25 | I was beginning to understand a lot I 'd never known about before , and for the first time that day Toby 's fatal unthinking words came back to me : " One day she 'll have a baby without ever having understood what love really means . " |
| 26 | For the first time that year she sniffed autumn . |
| 27 | He opened the letter , saw the name at the bottom , and smiled for the first time that day . |
| 28 | Not for the first time that day , the Doctor was to be proved wrong . |
| 29 | ‘ Perhaps , ’ she answered , smiling freely at him for the first time that evening . |
| 30 | ‘ Heavens no , ’ agreed Julia , thinking about the Easter plans for the first time that evening . |