Example sentences of "[num ord] time in [num] [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | With open allies like the Primrose League , the case for collaboration was strong ; for the first time in thirty years of existence the Primrose League formally linked itself with the party in 1914 . |
| 2 | For the first time in 5 generations of bakers , they 're dipping into the unsavoury world of politics and selling their wares in 3 constituencies . |
| 3 | His patience was dwindling and for the first time in four years of marriage she could see he was on the point of losing his temper . |
| 4 | Pérez on June 13 appointed a military figure as Foreign Minister , for the first time in 34 years of democratic rule , in what was seen as a gesture to the armed forces , where discontent was still high in the aftermath of the abortive military coup of Feb. 4 [ see pp. 38759-60 ] . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Commenting on the Khmer Rouge position at the talks , the Independent of June 27 said that for the first time in three years of diplomacy , the group appeared " unsure of themselves , and nervous of being outmanoeuvred " . |
| 7 | Tile Kiln are in the final for the first time in 35 years of trying and include Brian Gladden , twice previous winner of the Shield with Defiant Mobile and Duke of Wellington , and former Defiant captain Billy Jones . |
| 8 | This lack of continuity — and the failure of the club 's famous youth scheme to produce players of acceptable quality — has left Athletic in danger of relegation for the first time in 64 years of Spanish league history . |