Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [noun prp] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | When his friend Calder took an autumn break , Sole skippered Scotland for the first time , in a 38-17 win against Fiji at Murrayfield . |
| 2 | In mid-November a United States congressional delegation visited China for the first time since the massacre . |
| 3 | In November a Vatican delegation visited Vietnam for the first time . |
| 4 | It showed a replay of Tammuz meeting Ari for the first time in the canteen . |
| 5 | However , Mitterrand denied on Jan. 20 that there was any geographical limitation on French commitment to the allied force and on Jan. 24 French aircraft bombed Iraq for the first time . |
| 6 | Where did Karen meet Drew for the first time ? |
| 7 | It is on this trip to Moscow that Anna meets Vronsky for the first time . |
| 8 | A year later Moore captained England for the first time , against Czechoslovakia . |
| 9 | BHUTAN : AI visited Bhutan for the first time in January at the invitation of King Jigme Wangchuck . |
| 10 | Even that incomplete list of achievements takes on special significance when people encounter Nadia for the first time and learn how a genetic abnormality meant she was born with only one finger on each hand . |
| 11 | Germany outstripped Britain for the first time as the largest contributor last year . |
| 12 | Tomorrow Barry visits Northampton for the first time since surgeons at the local hospital saved his legs from amputation . |
| 13 | He made his official Palace debut in the FA Cup tie with QPR on 5 January 1946 and was between the posts when Palace met Mansfield for the first post-war League match on 31 August 1946 . |
| 14 | Dave meets Andy for the first time and says ‘ Nice to meet you . ’ |
| 15 | Commenting on its figures ( see page five ) , Eschborn , Germany-based Linotype AG says its 1992 domestic orders fell by 6% but the company enjoyed solid gains in key foreign markets , with the US up 18% , Japan up 24% and the Middle and Far East showing gains of between 15% and 49% ; the US market surpassed Germany for the first time , and exports at the computerised printing systems and equipment company accounted for 72.1% of overall business in 1992 after 69.1% a year earlier . |
| 16 | The result : Des was airlifted out of the Gulf in mid-May and , on May 29 , at Arden Grange International Quarantine Kennels in Albourne , Sussex , Dave saw Des for the first time since March 23 . |