Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] for the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | As The Lord of the Rings was coming to the end of its gestation it became possible for the first time for political leaders to say they wanted nothing and make it come true . |
| 2 | With twelve children to her credit , she became pregnant for the thirteenth time by a British soldier . |
| 3 | When she became pregnant for the third time she was given an amniocentesis , the only form of testing available at that time . |
| 4 | Last Thursday their problems became public for the first time when Allen began a legal battle for custody of three of their children . |
| 5 | She told Susan about her encounter when she gave her the humbugs , and the elder sister seemed interested for the first time that evening . |
| 6 | BRITAIN 'S most bitter boxing rivals bawled it out during a chance encounter in London yesterday when Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank came face-to-face for the first time in 25 months since their epic world title fight . |
| 7 | A rib cage injury forced Pringle to leave the ground after five overs , in which he conceded only six for Haynes 's wicket , and Simmons then broke free for the second time with devastating effect . |
| 8 | Erteco , for example , broke even for the first time only last year . |
| 9 | Meanwhile , in Bosnia the heads of its three warring armies met face-to-face for the first time yesterday and signed a ceasefire deal for the whole republic . |
| 10 | Financial compensation became available for the first time for criminal injuries ; the community service order raised hopes as an alternative to custody ; and an elaborate system of parole , later greatly expanded , was instituted . |
| 11 | Their report , published by the Worldwide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) , draws on climate data made available for the first time to the West by the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences . |
| 12 | How did you say you felt free for the first time in your life ? |
| 13 | She looked interested for the first time . |
| 14 | Braniff Airlines went bust for the third time . |
| 15 | He felt uneasy for the first time ever , a prickling at the back of his neck , a sense of personal danger . |
| 16 | Shortly after incitement to racial hatred became criminal for the first time in 1965 , for example , some commentators questioned whether Jewish persons were covered by the Act , pointing to the argument that the Jewish community has a religious rather than a racial identity . |
| 17 | Sam became aware for the first time how bad he smelled . |
| 18 | He became communicative for the first time . |
| 19 | Even as Mrs Thatcher stood triumphant for the third time on the stairs at Central Office the applauding apparatchiks were already honing the knives for the Saatchi team which was blamed for various mid-campaign woes . |