Example sentences of "for the first [noun sg] in [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first time in decades , the nation has a chance to decide what to do with it . |
| 2 | The point is , that for the first time in decades , the environmentalists have a powerful voice — and a Government which claims to listen . |
| 3 | FOR the first time in decades a litter of two ocelot kittens has been born at London Zoo . |
| 4 | In a million bathrooms , pores breathed sighs of relief as the trowelled-on layers of moisturiser , foundation , blusher , shaper , powder , eye liner , eye shadow , mascara , lashes , and lipstick were scraped off for the first time in decades . |
| 5 | Somewhere in this range , too , are those coincidences that give us an eerie spine-tingling feeling , like dreaming of a particular person for the first time in decades , then waking up to find that they died in the night . |
| 6 | But for the first time in decades the opposition parties are trying at least to look like a credible alternative government . |
| 7 | As pesticide concentrations in the environment fall , birds of prey are returning to areas of eastern England for the first time in decades . |
| 8 | In eastern Germany a female wolf has given birth to a cub for the first time in decades . |
| 9 | What lies in pieces around them represents , in effect , a unique private exhibition open to a lucky few who for the first time in generations have had the opportunity for hands-on experience of greatness . |
| 10 | In addition , for the first time in generations , as Table 4.2 indicates , there was an actual net inflow of population to Britain during the 1930s , a factor which would , of course , have increased Britain 's population growth rate . |
| 11 | When everything had seemed to be sorting itself out , when the way ahead seemed , for the first time in ages , to be solid under her feet , Marie felt the path crumbling away in front of her . |
| 12 | Bronwen reported the next day that Owen had slept deeply for about six hours , and for the first time in ages had not woken up several times during the night to go to the toilet . |
| 13 | ‘ For the first time in ages they are tackling their problems in a sensible , mature manner without hysteria on one side and bloody-mindedness on the other . |
| 14 | She listened for the first time in ages , pouring herself another glass of wine , knowing she was drinking a little too much , but doing it out of a desire to annoy Luke . |
| 15 | Behind the sunglasses her eyes closed and she slept — and for the first time in ages slept dreamlessly . |
| 16 | She smiled for the first time in hours . |
| 17 | And as the afternoon wore on , she relaxed and talked freely for the first time in weeks . |
| 18 | He realised that for the first time in weeks he had not thought of school , Murray , Fairbrother or the wretched affair of the letter . |
| 19 | One of the boys was Charlie , who 'd bothered to turn up to school for the first time in weeks . |
| 20 | He understood at once why she had not told him ; he remembered the glass of milk in the café , and for the first time in weeks he was able to weep . |
| 21 | For the first time in weeks there was no mass of English soldiery on the terrace area , nor in the other visible encampments , although the tentage was still there , only a few enemy troops remaining between castle and town . |
| 22 | Christina felt herself relaxing with Elaine , and was enjoying the company of another female for the first time in weeks . |
| 23 | He made the effort to say something pleasant to his wife and they drank a glass of wine together for the first time in weeks . |
| 24 | For the first time in weeks the thought of her broken engagement had n't been lurking to ambush her . |
| 25 | I attend college for the first time in weeks . |
| 26 | A depressing picture of a grey society is revealed for the first time in comparisons of the way people live across the UK . |
| 27 | When she got home , she felt for the first time in months the need to write a letter , to commit her thoughts and feelings to paper and communicate through the medium of paper and pen with someone . |
| 28 | Perdita was in such a good mood that she and Daisy actually had supper together for the first time in months . |
| 29 | Towards morning , Peter dreamed the old dream for the first time in months if not years . |
| 30 | They made love on the cool marble floor of the terrace , and much later went to bed and slept in each other 's arms for the first time in months . |