Example sentences of "the first time in eight [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What would everyone back at the cafe have thought when , for the first time in eight months , I had n't shown up for work ? |
| 2 | For the first time in eight months Patrick felt one hundred per cent fit . |
| 3 | There is now full time working at all the operational distilleries for the first time in eight years . |
| 4 | Rosalind Plowright , singing at ENO for the first time in eight years , is an Elisabeth de Valois of aptly regal appearance , though her initially expressive line showed increasing signs of strain . |
| 5 | Until he won the Paris Open earlier this month — where he also beat world No 1 Courier — he was n't even certain to qualify for this ‘ best eight ’ in the world ’ tournament , having fallen to 10th in the rankings for the first time in eight years , and failing to make a Grand Slam final for the first time in five . |
| 6 | Regular Lebanese army units moved into Beirut 's southern suburbs on Dec. 29-30 , for the first time in eight years . |
| 7 | But while he hesitates over Barnes , he has already confirmed that 25-goal Wright will start and bid to score for the first time in eight caps . |