Example sentences of "the first [noun] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The leadership wants to see the proportion of union voting strength at party conferences reduced from the current 70 per cent — down for the first time this year from the traditional 90 per cent — to an eventual 50 per cent . |
| 32 | ‘ … and this is Folly , who will be joining us for the first time this weekend . |
| 33 | What with Mrs Clements and the girls also gone for the week , I suppose I was very conscious of the fact that once I departed , Darlington Hall would stand empty for probably the first time this century — perhaps for the first time since the day it was built . |
| 34 | For the first time this century , population and economic growth in non-metropolitan America is exceeding population growth in metropolitan America . |
| 35 | The decision in 1990 by Britain to join the ERM was , indeed , not the first time this century that she has tried to defend herself from the possible consequences of wrong decisions by her own politicians by linking herself to those made by politicians in another country , through the mechanism of a fixed or managed exchange rate . |
| 36 | The decline in British hedgerows may be slowing for the first time this century , thanks to schemes to subsidise hedge planting . |
| 37 | Aid workers say Central Bosnia , cut off for the first time this Winter by the war between Croats and Muslims , is facing a humanitarian catastrophe . |
| 38 | Silicon Amnesia Sir : I bought your magazine for the first time this month and was very annoyed that I have been missing out on an excellent value piece of publishing catering to beginners ( me ) and experienced alike . |
| 39 | STATE school exam results tables will be made public for the first time this week in the biggest Government publishing exercise since ration books . |
| 40 | The company now intends shipping production code for the first time this week , saying it has hundreds of orders . |
| 41 | It intends shipping production code for the first time this week , saying it has hundreds of orders . |
| 42 | She said : ‘ I met her for the first time this week . ’ |
| 43 | driving even further than spain is the Oxfordshire team of Francis Tuthill and Anthony Showell … the winners of the London to Sydney car marathon … are the first to enter the London to Mexico marathon which was unveiled for the first time this week … |
| 44 | Statistics from the Severe Hardship Claims Unit , published for the first time this week , reveal successful claims rose dramatically from 10,669 in 1989 to 77,906 in 1992 . |
| 45 | ‘ It is the first time this sort of thing has happened at our Omagh garage but unfortunately people in the motor trade are all too familiar with this kind of theft , ’ said Mr Sloan . |
| 46 | Vilson Ahmeti , a " non-party intellectual " and outgoing Nutrition Minister , was asked on Dec. 10 by President Ramiz Alia to be the new Prime Minister , the first time this post was offered to a non-communist . |
| 47 | A number of New York galleries are establishing a presence there , including Brooke Alexander and John Weber Galleries who , with Spanish dealer Pepe Cobo have opened in Madrid ( Galeria Weber , Alexander y Cobo ) ; Salander O'Reilly Gallery , which has established a branch of its New York operation in Berlin ; and Forum Gallery which will show at the Cologne Art Fair for the first time this November . |
| 48 | For the first time this season , Paul Rendall and Jeff Probyn are paired together in the front row in a switch of policy aimed at tightening up the pack . |
| 49 | This was the first time this season that the number one Mercedes , which suffered all weekend from a curious instability on the bumpiest section of the 2.75 mile track , did not start a WSPC race from the front row . |
| 50 | Not for the first time this season MrTyson needed a police escort as protesting losers surrounded him at the end . |
| 51 | Not for the first time this season their defence had been found wanting and Oldham exploited the weaknesses to the full , owing a special debt to the inspiration and tireless running of Henry and Milligan . |
| 52 | Not for the first time this season Tyson needed a police escort at the end as he was surrounded by protesting players . |
| 53 | That let off seemed to breathe relief back into the home side , and not for the first time this season the imposing physical presence of youngster Ferguson proved crucial with a deft header which set up Cleland for a fine angled finish from 15 yards for the leveller . |
| 54 | For the first time this season , manager Billy Bonds locked the dressing room door after the game and gave the players a piece of his mind . |
| 55 | Archie 's Nephew , a stable-companion of Rushing Wild , was scoring for the first time this season , having acted as a schoolmaster for novice riders in several earlier runs . |
| 56 | Sheffield Wednesday 's chief goalscorer made it nine from 13 games in the defeat of QPR but later revealed he is happy for the first time this season . |
| 57 | Sharpe put two efforts wide before he got on the score sheet for the first time this season , courtesy of Cantona , after 77 minutes . |
| 58 | Not for the first time this season , he was lucky to last 90 minutes . |
| 59 | Powder Byrne ( 071-223 0601 ) specialises in quality hotel holidays in Switzerland and — for the first time this season — Lech in Austria . |
| 60 | All At Sea reverts to a mile for the first time this season , having finished runner-up on her last three starts , the best of which was her length defeat by Rodrigo de Triano in the Juddmonte International over a mile and a quarter . |