Example sentences of "the first time [prep] six [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Central Statistical Office said outstanding credit in February rose for the first time in six months . |
| 2 | ‘ I thought I might have to sell my ticket , ’ added Birch , who returned to action yesterday for the first time in six months . |
| 3 | Willie Falconer will start a League game for the first time in six months , and teenager Alan Moore could make his debut . |
| 4 | YORK Minster 's bells rang out over the city for the first time in six months at the weekend their longest break since the Second World War . |
| 5 | If they were included he would surely return to No.1 for the first time in six years . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It had been feared it would break through the three million barrier for the first time in six years . |
| 11 | The area was quiet for the first time in six days ’ ( Knopf , 1975:257 ) . |
| 12 | DEC said that for the first time in six quarters it generated positive cash flow from operations and investments , even with restructuring activities . |