Example sentences of "the first time in five [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | England marksman David Hirst has trained for the first time in five weeks after recovering from a cracked ankle , and is desperate to link up with Chris Waddle . |
| 2 | No wins so far mean that Amthaal slips in the race on 7st 12lb and he showed plenty of promise at Chester last week — racing for the first time in five months . |
| 3 | Long-term unemployment , defined as people out of work for more than a year , is rising for the first time in five years . |
| 4 | After all , she was returning to competition for the first time in five years . |
| 5 | ROCK star Cher came face to face with ex-husband Sonny for the first time in five years … and loathed it . |
| 6 | And for the first time in five years , the average cost of building a house dropped from the year before — from £25,338 in 1991/92 , to £24,537 in 1992/ 93 . |
| 7 | THE number of people who have been out of work for more than a year broke through the one million barrier today for the first time in five years . |
| 8 | I 've done it five , this is the first time in five years I 've had New Year 's Eve off . |