Example sentences of "first time [det] " in BNC.

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1 During the period of 1984–5 , more than 2,800 Sri Lankans sought asylum in the UK and in May 1985 , a visa requirement was imposed on the nationals of Sri Lanka , the first time such a requirement was imposed on the nationals of a Commonwealth country .
2 A group of yellow bar-winged siskins caused a flurry of excitement ; the first time such a large flock had been sighted at Bolam Lake .
3 Announcing the award of £162,150 , Mr Justice Otton said it was the first time such an action had been brought .
4 Here we are told for the first time such details as that the Moreens are American , that they require a resident tutor for their sickly child , and that Pemberton is looking for the tutor 's job ; or rather , we are not told , but are led to infer these facts , for James avoids a direct statement of them .
5 This is not the first time such suggestions have been made .
6 Channel Four and Box Productions were found in contempt of court under the Prevention of Terrorism Act , the first time such a charge had been made in an attempt to compel journalists to reveal sources .
7 We have also shown for the first time such treatment also decreases basal gastric acid secretion significantly .
8 Actually Pembo 's yellow card for that tackle has been withdrawn by the ref in question — the first time such a thing has happened .
9 The Agency claims that this is the first time such a model for analysis has been used .
10 Now a major exhibition of his life 's work has opened in Oxford ; the first time such a collection has been seen outside France .
11 But a mental health charity says it 's not the first time such an incident has occurred .
12 There are lots of charity shops in the High Street , but this is the first time such a venture has been launched in the art world of London .
13 It is the first time such a move has been made by Middlesbrough council .
14 Mine is not an isolated instance , it just happens to be the most famous , because it 's the first time such persecution has been exported to a western country .
15 Courtaulds Fibres commercial director said this was the first time such an exercise had been held in Spain and the Courtaulds site was chose because it was the first in the country to have an emergency plan approved by the civil protection authorities .
16 The Whitechapel Art Gallery London is intent on rectifying this , and the current exhibition Juan Gris , selected by Professor Christopher Green of the Courtauld Institute , collects for the first time many of the artist 's best works .
17 The outcome of the strike and its immediate consequences was that for almost the first time many people , including politicians in the Republic , who had previously been unconvinced were now satisfied that the majority of people in Northern Ireland would not accept a united Ireland and wished to have another election before their future was again discussed .
18 Last week it admitted its 400th member , the Swedish-owned United Securities Fondkommission , the first time that level has been reached in its 300-year history .
19 Lying there she was aware for the first time that night of Maggie above her and Rachel below her ; both , she imagined , sleeping sweetly , and again the grinding weight of compassion and guilt swept over her .
20 When they entered the house one of the brothers reached for the bottle of whiskey and poured four large glasses for the first time that day .
21 Not for the first time that morning Erika felt slightly uncomfortable .
22 It was the first time that night Bob had displayed any real emotion .
23 For the first time that night , he felt lucky .
24 One smack with the whip — the first time that Mill Reef had received such encouragement since the Guineas — and he was through a gap between Hallez and Ortis with less than two furlongs to race .
25 For the first time that morning , he looked interested .
26 On 22 July , the Water Authority had admitted for the first time that aluminium had been involved by placing a small advertisement in the local press saying ‘ that the water was no more acidic than lemon juice ’ .
27 This was the first time that father and son had been separated and it is apparent that Leopold undertook much of the organisation for the visit , advising Mozart and his mother of places to stay , even giving the costs of meals as they made their way through the German states .
28 ( This , incidentally , was the first time that Boy had heard Madame refer to herself as Mother . )
29 It was the first time that score had been played in Cape Town , and John Wright told me that the players in rehearsal threw down their instruments in despair .
30 It constituted the first comprehensive review of management development since the mid-1970s , and the first time that management development requirements were discussed nationally in the context of an explicit notion of ‘ management ’ .
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