Example sentences of "first time in 20 years " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | Victory over Portsmouth is essential if Liverpool are to avoid completing two consecutive seasons without a major trophy for the first time in 20 years . |
2 | The Barcelona regatta marks the return of slalom to the Olympic programme for the first time in 20 years and Britain have strong hopes of a string of medals . |
3 | Peterborough0 Stoke1 ( Stoke win 4–3 on aggregate ) A SINGLE goal by Stoke City secured their place in a Wembley final for the first time in 20 years on a night when defender Lee Sandford required six stitches in a cheek wound following a clash with Peterborough captain Mick Halsall . |
4 | This is the first time in 20 years I have felt any hope . ’ |
5 | CHESS wizard Bobby Fischer was beaten by old rival Boris Spassky yesterday — for the first time in 20 years . |
6 | No. 30053 which hauled a passenger train for the first time in 20 years . |
7 | The presidential election of 1952 brought the Republicans back to power for the first time in 20 years . |
8 | FRENCH exports of wines and spirits fell last year for the first time in 20 years as recession caught up with one of the country 's proudest industries . |
9 | Not only that , but after beating bankruptcy as well as calls for his resignation , Miller took Hibs to Hampden last year and lifted the Skol League Cup — the first time in 20 years that the Edinburgh club had won a major trophy . |