Example sentences of "for [art] [adj] time [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the second time tears scalded her eyes . |
| 2 | Middlesbrough is hoping its bid will be lucky for the second time running . |
| 3 | For the second time George Langley burst out laughing . |
| 4 | The most recent research suggests that children who were breast fed have higher intelligence than those bottle-fed from birth , after allowing for the extra time breast-feeding mothers might spend with their babies or extra effort they might put into mothering . |
| 5 | For the first time companies seem willing to bend a bit , maybe even give up a cherished shibboleth or two . |
| 6 | She could recall the excitement of spending for the first time money she had actually earned . |
| 7 | For the first time Stirling are well and truly embroiled in the relegation area and unless they can start scoring points they are going to continue to struggle . |
| 8 | For the first time Chantal became angry with her father . |
| 9 | In this study we aimed to record for the first time patterns of UOS motility associated with occurrence of GOR in children referred for evaluation of suspected disorders of oesophageal motility including pathological gastro-oesophageal reflux . |
| 10 | Media coverage of the CIOB has increased significantly and for the first time coverage has been obtained at national level on television , radio and in the press . |
| 11 | Warren pointed out that for the first time Britain was aiming to carry out speculative research . |
| 12 | This year BMW will make about 580,000 cars and for the first time outstrip Mercedes . |
| 13 | Not for the first time Delaney looked into the eyes that were deep , infathomable pools of green , and at the copper-coloured hair falling around the high smooth cheek bones ; at the small upturned nose and a mouth just large enough to hint at the animal sensuality lying dormant beneath the surface . |
| 14 | For the first time boys received more pocket money than girls 10p extra on average a week and had higher average weekly earnings than girls by 20p a week at £13.20 . |
| 15 | For the first time Dinah met his publisher , Mr Lamprey , who was the groomsman . |
| 16 | For the first time Aranyos seemed uncertain how to proceed , sucking his lip thoughtfully for several seconds before continuing , ‘ It involves looking into a curious business which could prove to be a complete dead end , namely an attack on a girl in the Bauernmarkt last Saturday evening . |
| 17 | For the first time Camilla has made the top 20 in the 1992 league table of Christian names , entering the spotlight at No 13 . |
| 18 | IBM is still selling more machines than anyone else , but for the first time Compaq overtook it in terms of revenue . |
| 19 | For the first time limits are being set on the number of hours which may be worked continuously . |
| 20 | ‘ In some parts of the UK cuts in local authority spending and the move to the purchaser-provider split meant that for the first time students coming off social work courses were having real difficulties finding jobs ’ Weinstein said . |
| 21 | Not for the first time Annabel Croft is responsible . |
| 22 | For the first time Arthur had a good look at the man 's face . |
| 23 | But the testing time has now arrived ; because for the first time posts of leadership in humanities departments are being taken up by a generation of scholars who have been familiar with the computer from their earliest schooldays , scholars who are neither frightened by , nor over-respectful of , the new powers which the computer has brought . |
| 24 | For the first time Albania attended the meeting , at which EC Commission Vice-President Frans Andriessen reported that US$32,000 million had been given in aid since early 1990 . |
| 25 | The marquis 's voice had softened and for the first time Topaz gave him a wide smile . |
| 26 | Climbing the hill for the first time Whiggie Geo dropped back and Bradley decided to try to make the rest of the running . |
| 27 | For the first time China and Russia were invited to attend the meeting . |
| 28 | Neil Cochrane 's mouth tightened when for the first time Sally-Anne saw his face plain , and reacted by controlling her own , so that the shock which she had received was only momentarily shown . |
| 29 | Material collected in south-east Ecuador has revealed for the first time Triassic marine sediments with bivalves , as well as Jurassic microfloras and Cretaceous macrofaunas . |
| 30 | For the first time exercise was an end in itself . |