Example sentences of "the first time [prep] ten [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conor 's mother said that , for the first time in ten years , she knew exactly where he was . |
| 2 | But there was no one , so she pushed the door , which opened , slowly , for the first time in ten years . |
| 3 | But one day , as he sat by a mountain stream , he actually looked at a flower , and for the first time in ten years he realized how beautiful something living could be . |
| 4 | DOTING couple Alf and Jean Smith are on speaking terms for the first time in TEN YEARS . |
| 5 | One that I look a lot more like the Prime Minister wearing my reading glasses than the Prime Minister actually looks like the Prime Minister and two , the hidden benefits of wearing your reading glasses , group , here , is that I ca n't see a thing over there and for the first time in ten years I 'm gon na enjoy delivering a speech . |
| 6 | ‘ She is now out of plaster for the first time in ten years and can get into a bath , ’ she said . |
| 7 | EVERTON match-winner Paul Rideout singled out comeback star Ian Snodin as the man who could spark an Everton revival after the Goodison side snatched three points at Nottingham Forest for the first time in ten years . |
| 8 | Defender Tony Mowbray could return to Celtic 's side for the first time in ten weeks and silence speculation that manager Liam Brady is willing to sell the player . |