Example sentences of "for its first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Across the narrow stretch of water in front of him was Flushing Quay where the ferry was moored , ready for its first crossing of the day . |
| 2 | Santa Monica , California-based Retix Inc warns that it expects net profit and turnover to be below analysts ' estimates for its first quarter ending April 3 : it expects operating results to be hurt by delays in releasing product enhancements for its RouterXchange 7000 series of routers to volume production , including support for IBM 's Token Ring network environment ; sales may be down up to 15% , and it may only break even or even worse . |
| 3 | Observers expect the Santa Cruz Operation to announce a profit for its first quarter shortly : the market is expected to want the company to prove it can be profitable for one further quarter through to March — without Larry Michels — before issuing an initial public offering next April with the aim of going public in June . |
| 4 | So that when the British Medical Association decided in the late 1950s to inaugurate a programme of discussions among its membership on an appointed ‘ Subject of the Year ’ , it was entirely fitting that for its first discussion-point it should home in on The Adolescent : |
| 5 | Ray Hanna too G–FIRE up for its first test flight on March 14 , 1981 , in primer . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , the Lyric is preparing for its first tour in five years . |
| 7 | MOTORIST Janet Glover put her new £10,000 Toyota Corolla in for its first service — and got it back with an unwanted extra . |
| 8 | The nearest Jaguar agents were in Vienna , where he had taken it for its first service , but the electronic engine management and monitoring systems were so complex that he wanted them checked over by experts . |
| 9 | But when they booked their new car into Tristar Motors for its first service , they found their old model waiting for them . |
| 10 | IN A West End awash with naff musicals and compilation shows , an intelligent new comedy deserves a warm welcome and , for its first half at least , Ronald Harwood 's Reflected Glory at the Vaudeville is a cracker . |
| 11 | Planning permission is awaited for stores in Plymouth , Exeter , Frome , Somerset , and Ferndown , Dorset , and last month the firm presented designs for its first Cornwall supermarket to Truro council . |
| 12 | Restaurant chain TGI Friday 's is using it for its first UK ad campaign , launched this month . |
| 13 | After clearing customs , John flew the Corsair down to Alconbury , the venue for its first UK display booking , where Lindsey Walton and John Allison were waiting to greet him . |
| 14 | In the 1580s the Turkey Company and the Venice Company were founded , and in 1592 they combined to form the Levant Company , which learned enough about the riches of the Indies for various members of it to organize the East India Company , which had about £68,000 trading capital for its first voyage and a charter granted on 31 December 1600 . |
| 15 | But when the Assembly met for its first session on 5 January 1918 it immediately became clear that a majority of the deputies were hostile to the government and the Assembly was forcibly disbanded . |
| 16 | The 12th People 's Great Hural , members of which had been elected in the country 's first multiparty elections held in July [ see p. 37656 ] , met for its first session on Sept. 3-11 . |
| 17 | The budget for its first year was set at F66 million and at F100 million for the next 12 months . |
| 18 | Mr Lamont said that the national lottery 's success would be kept under review , with the 12 per cent tax rate maintained only for its first year . |
| 19 | Fuzzy Logic has 125 owners … all regulars at Prestbury Park and nearly all of them were in the paddock to see their very own horse getting ready for its first run … its trained by Nigel twiston Davies and his assitant Peter Scudamore |
| 20 | THE PGA European Tour , which started in Tenerife last year , will be moving north to Portugal for its first tournament of the Nineties . |
| 21 | When the new Parliamentary Labour Party gathered on Monday for its first meeting since the election , I thought we were entitled to an apology . |
| 22 | The monitoring group has a chairman but no members and no date for its first meeting . |
| 23 | But back to the business in hand , and the theatre has gathered a strong cast , headed by Eleanor Methven , Stuart Graham and Peter O Meara for its first production , which will be directed by Caroline Fitzgerald . |
| 24 | The Riverside Theatre in Coleraine is preparing for its first production of the new season . |
| 25 | Founded by IBM 's famous Scots-Irish Watsons , Greenock foundered for its first years , until IBM learned that the best people to run a factory in Scotland were usually Scots . |
| 26 | For its first season the driver and guard of the Gondola were dressed as Venetian gondoliers , much to the amusement of the other platform staff . |
| 27 | Although Phoenix House , looking for a star for its first list , was clearly ahead of its rivals , most of the nine houses which bid for A Suitable Boy put in six-figure offers . |
| 28 | However , while preparing for its first congress , a split occurred because of disagreements over private ownership of the means of production and land . |
| 29 | Young otters do not like the water and quite often , mum has to forcibly shove the reluctant infant into the river for its first lesson ! |
| 30 | Then it spreads its wings and flies away , ready for its first meal of nectar ! |