Example sentences of "the first time in [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first time in such talks the Sudanese People 's Liberation Army ( SPLA ) , which in previous weeks had been losing ground to government forces throughout southern Sudan , was represented by two independent delegations : the so-called Torit group led by Col. John Garang , and a splinter group supporting Lam Akol , based at the town of Nasir [ for SPLA split see p. 38426 ] . |
| 2 | For the first time in many days , Sheila Williams felt inordinately happy . |
| 3 | I shall have to leave this house for the first time in many weeks . |
| 4 | I fill a mess-tin with meat , potatoes , and various vegetables , and for the first time in many months , I pour a very delicious gravy over the lot . |
| 5 | three days ' leave , and a chance for the first time in many months to reflect on life . |
| 6 | Katherine stood up quickly and crossed to the drinks cabinet , her fingers tracing the metal discs on the cut-glass decanters … and for the first time in many months thought about Dermot Corcoran , her late husband . |
| 7 | For the first time in many months she contemplated the uncontemplatable , and thought that it might not be so with him , even though her heart began to thud uncomfortably at the very idea . |
| 8 | Underlining government irritation with the success of Labour 's presentation , some aides privately are complaining , for the first time in many years , about Labour bias in the Press . |
| 9 | The trial of Mr Subono and Mr Nugroho was the first time in many years that the law was used to try ‘ leftists ’ rather than Muslim activists . |
| 10 | The film of the Douglas Bader story ‘ Reach for the Sky ’ was shown on the big screen for the first time in many years , and the Association was able to contribute £20,200 to the RAF Benevolent Fund as a result of this effort . |
| 11 | The town has always been a primary IRA target but this is the first time in many years that it has singled out the commercial centre . |
| 12 | Here the Unionists were challenged for the first time in many years but the NILP shared the anti-Unionist vote with Independents , who polled 4.5 per cent in North and 2 per cent in Waterside . |
| 13 | He put her on an elimination diet , and within two weeks her bowels were functioning normally , for the first time in many years . |
| 14 | Hugo first telephoned the de Chavigny offices and told them to contact Edouard immediately ; then , for the first time in many years , he prayed . |
| 15 | For the first time in many years in the annual survey of births columns , James has been ousted from top spot by Thomas . |
| 16 | And then , for the first time in many years , a wolf was actually seen on Norwegian soil . |
| 17 | For the first time in many years there is hope that by means of the NHS and Community Care Act of 1990 , imperfect and incomplete though it may be , the fundamental organizational and financial changes needed to foster good community care have been made . |
| 18 | For the first time in many years all her surviving children were back in Australia . |
| 19 | A small fountain splashed musically in the centre , the clear water dazzling , and Maggie found herself almost stunned for the first time in many years . |
| 20 | For the first time in many years the statistics are going down . |
| 21 | FOR the first time in many years , anglers in the north west of the province are to have a strong and united voice to convey their views to the authorities on a wide range of matters . |
| 22 | The UGT on May 1 held parades and demonstrations jointly with the CCOO for the first time in many years . |
| 23 | For the first time in many years the Hungarian minority ( numbering 587,000 or 10.8 per cent of the Slovak population ) was not represented . |
| 24 | Instead Wales and , for the first time in many years , Ulster will feature alongside their more traditional targets in the South , the Midlands and Lancashire in a heavyweight television campaign starting on Monday . |
| 25 | Next day — possibly anticipating that the fighter defences had been crippled by the attrition of the 22nd. , the Axis appeared in force for the first time in some days as a further convoy reached the island . |
| 26 | In the hospital , sitting up for the first time in several days , he had watched the doctor anointing an old man who would have made a superb St Jerome : ‘ a thin , long , sinewy brown wrinkled body with such very distinct and expressive joints that it makes one melancholy not to be able to have him for a model . ’ |
| 27 | She said : ‘ It was great to see mum and dad for the first time in several days . |
| 28 | She said : ‘ It was great to see mum and dad for the first time in several days . |
| 29 | Reviewing this same exhibition , both Allard and Apollinaire noticed that for the first time in several years the influence of Matisse and Fauvism was slight . |
| 30 | For the first time in several years Eva found herself taking stock of her own life , realising it fell far short of the wonder and beauty of the life of Christ , and recognising she was heading in the wrong direction . |