Example sentences of "the first time in [num] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first time in fourteen years the peak-hour commuter figures show growth ( a modest half per cent ) but an interview with David Kirby indicated that L&SE had no inkling of what was to come . |
| 2 | It was the first time in fourteen years that he was travelling alone , his best friend having died of pneumonia only weeks before . |
| 3 | With the bursting of the bubble , land prices fell last year for the first time in 17 years . |
| 4 | A week later , Treloar followed up by winning the Rosemary Symonds Cup for the first time in 17 years , so ending Hammer 's domination of this tournament . |
| 5 | THE controversial film Cathy Come Home is to be screened on British television for the first time in 17 years in as attempt to highlight the plight of the homeless . |
| 6 | Pérez on June 13 appointed a military figure as Foreign Minister , for the first time in 34 years of democratic rule , in what was seen as a gesture to the armed forces , where discontent was still high in the aftermath of the abortive military coup of Feb. 4 [ see pp. 38759-60 ] . |
| 7 | Also at North Weald , flying on September 9 for the first time in eighteen years was CM. 170 Magister G–FUGA in the hands of an Irish Air Corps test pilot from Baldonnel . |
| 8 | She had , for the first time in eighteen years , recovered her equilibrium . |
| 9 | Soon red kites , breeding again in Scotland for the first time in 100 years , may be added to their list . |
| 10 | Moreover luck sometimes prevented the family conflicts of the Merovingians from getting out of hand : accident of survival meant that the kingdom was united in 558 , when Chlothar I was left as the only surviving son of Clovis , and was able to unite the regnum Francorum for the first time in forty-seven years . |
| 11 | Since Hick 's elevation to the Test team we 've seen England share the most successful series against West Indies in the last nine , win a series against New Zealand for the first time in four attempts , win a Test match against Pakistan for the first time in 10 years , and , for good measure , reach the World Cup final . |
| 12 | Eventually , on Feb. 23 , a non-Congress ( I ) government was sworn in for the first time in 10 years . |
| 13 | If they were included he would surely return to No.1 for the first time in six years . |
| 14 | I thought things had changed in Sweden when I was able to use the same team in successive games for the first time in six years . |
| 15 | Certainly it is welcome news to report that oral examination entry levels rose by 33 per cent with FLIC overtaking its sister examination , Spoken English for Industry and Commerce ( SEFIC ) , for the first time in six years . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The new organisation is concerned by the increase in 1992 for the first time in six years of fur imports to £22 million , the equivalent of two million animals , and a renewed popularity in fur clothing or trimmings . |
| 18 | It had been feared it would break through the three million barrier for the first time in six years . |
| 19 | Dedicated Wyn has now astounded doctors by bringing Norman to live back at home for the first time in three-and-a-half years . |
| 20 | Long-term unemployment , defined as people out of work for more than a year , is rising for the first time in five years . |
| 21 | After all , she was returning to competition for the first time in five years . |
| 22 | ROCK star Cher came face to face with ex-husband Sonny for the first time in five years … and loathed it . |
| 23 | And for the first time in five years , the average cost of building a house dropped from the year before — from £25,338 in 1991/92 , to £24,537 in 1992/ 93 . |
| 24 | THE number of people who have been out of work for more than a year broke through the one million barrier today for the first time in five years . |
| 25 | I 've done it five , this is the first time in five years I 've had New Year 's Eve off . |
| 26 | From Oct. 28 , for the first time in 45 years , Lufthansa began operating a regular service out of ( West Berlin 's ) Tegel airport with nearly 400 flights a week . |
| 27 | Horse and Jockey AC match secretary Mick Dryers had an unusual Sunday morning — he spent it at home for the first time in two years . |
| 28 | Steve Young threw three touchdown passes , including two to Jerry Rice , while Joe Montana , back in uniform for the first time in two years , stayed on the sidelines after being listed as the 49ers ' third-choice quarterback . |
| 29 | But child benefit is to be frozen for the first time in two years . |
| 30 | Frank 's departure was a relief in many ways : for the first time in two years someone from our group had gone home ; Frank would now be free from fear while Brian and I could carry on together . |