Example sentences of "for [num ord] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paintings top $10 million for first time since 1990 |
| 2 | On May 6-8 , 1990 , the World Jewish Congress met on German soil for first time since its foundation in 1936 . |
| 3 | On March 6 Eduard Shevardnadze , the former Soviet Foreign Minister and for 13 years first secretary of the central committee of the Communist Party of Georgia , returned to his native Georgia for first time in three years . |
| 4 | Perhaps that was overstating what had happened out there , but , for first time in months , she 'd suddenly felt at the mercy of the audience , aware of every whisper , every stare . |
| 5 | Claire paddles away at buttons on telephone , scours desk for material to take to meeting ( 3.00 p.m. , the worst ) gets hung up fielding call from incandescent client wanting to know why contract has been mis-drafted for third time in succession … |