Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The curriculum laid down for the first time what pupils should learn in 10 subjects . |
| 2 | Trident sub goes down for the first time |
| 3 | In December 1989 the ‘ First National Conference on Knowledge Representation and Inference in Sanskritam ’ was organised by the Computer Society of India in Bangalore , bringing together for the first time linguists and computer scientists from all over India . |
| 4 | And now to a village where the church bells have been rung properly for the first time in twenty years . |
| 5 | What I might actually do it see if Ian 's not doing anything if he not come in for the full time that they 're cleaning up , but come in for those sort of things . |
| 6 | But she had a sudden change of heart and the pair were yesterday perched together for the first time . |
| 7 | They were watching the camp pack away for the last time before it moved on without them . |
| 8 | The fact that the army and guerrillas had agreed to meet directly for the first time was seen as a breakthrough and a indication that " professional " elements in the army leadership wished for a political solution . |
| 9 | ‘ I am particularly excited about the opportunities that it will provide for opening up for the first time higher educational facilities in the area . |
| 10 | ‘ Piece of cake , ’ Nails agreed as they lined up for the first time on the pool edge . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's not snowing so heavily now , ’ he said , on climbing back for the sixth time . |
| 12 | Davis Cup nerves certainly got to them as they started their defence of a trophy they had only just won back for the first time since 1932 but full marks to the British challengers who gave of their best in terms of commitment and attitude . |
| 13 | Wings appear externally for the first time and the insect takes on the appearance of an adult . |
| 14 | Since having the frame fitted at Middlesbrough General Hospital , Claire , of Warwick Street , Middlesbrough , can look forward to walking independently for the first time . |
| 15 | Since having the frame fitted at Middlesbrough General Hospital , she can look forward to walking independently for the first time . |
| 16 | Try explaining it to Ashley as he sits in the back of the minibus watching the streets of Salzburg slip by for the last time as — filming finished — we begin the journey back home . |
| 17 | I remember he laughed and I noticed properly for the first time what a lovely blue his eyes were and a little thrill went through me . |
| 18 | A REVOLUTIONARY new Siberian surgery technique could help people in Teesside suffering from bone problems walk properly for the first time . |
| 19 | I was operated on for the first time when I was two or three weeks old . |
| 20 | After an hour of this , the pike left it alone and when it had done so for the fifth time , El-ahrairah swam across himself and went home . |
| 21 | As the curtain came down for the fourth time the ‘ helpers ’ all gave a huge sigh and reverted back to responsible adults ! |
| 22 | The trove will be exhibited together for the first time at the Pierpont Morgan Library ( 9 December-4 April1993 ) , accompanied by an illustrated catalogue by William Voelkle and Roger Wieck , curator and associate curator , respectively , of the Morgan 's Department of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts . |
| 23 | Battling Dave Cannon sprayed a whole trailer-load of the cow muck over a council building after plans for his retirement bungalow were turned down for the fourth time . |
| 24 | It was on this trip that a remarkable partnership came together for the first time . |
| 25 | Four of the five protagonists of this story — Greco-Macedonians , Romans , Jews and Celts — came together for the first time in the Hellenistic period . |
| 26 | When she came in for the second time her throat was like looking at a plate full of strawberries and cream — red enlarged tonsils with a coating of puss . |
| 27 | ‘ Greed came in for the first time . |
| 28 | I shall do so for the last time . |
| 29 | But he declined to say whether the inspectors — two teams acting together for the first time in Iraq — had found any of the Scud missiles the United Nations thinks Iraq is hiding . |
| 30 | The guidance will bring together for the first time all the relevant existing guidance into one statement and has already been the subject of previous consultation in a green paper . |