Example sentences of "million [prep] the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1970 there were more than half a million students at a now expanded network of higher education , and in 1980 the number exceeded a million for the first time , taking in roughly a quarter of the relevant age group . |
| 2 | Days lost through sickness passed 500 million for the first time . |
| 3 | Turnover increased by 10 per cent over 1991 and exceeded £200 million for the first time , despite the suspension of the Hibernia project . |
| 4 | As unemployment climbed above three million for the first time in six years , the latest figures showed our region has been hard hit by the recession . |
| 5 | BRITAIN 'S unemployment soared above 2.6 million for the first time in over four years yesterday after a bigger than expected surge in the number of people out of work . |