Example sentences of "first time in century " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first time in centuries , outdoor Coronations would take place at Tara . |
| 2 | In the eyes of one of them at least , the Church is ‘ for the first time in centuries , pulling against rural rhythms ’ . |
| 3 | Other historians have seen the Restoration as a counter-revolution ; a palace coup d'éat in which power passed from one part of the élite to another ; and a transfer of power which was an integral part of the growth of national , and nationalist , awareness among a people faced for the first time in centuries by real threats from the outside world . |
| 4 | In some countries , marginal land that was previously heath or moorland , as well as much pasture land , has been recently ploughed for the first time in centuries , with the resulting destruction of many archaeological sites . |
| 5 | The Spanish regime born of the rising of 18 July 1936 has been consolidated , enjoys an indisputable prestige and has achieved , for the first time in centuries , an independent political line for the Spanish people … |