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Example sentences of "[verb] a first time " in BNC.

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1	So far as Government Bills are concerned , it is no exaggeration to say that the substantial task of legislating will have been largely discharged before the Bill is even read a first time in the House in which it is introduced ( Bills may normally be introduced in either House , thence proceeding to the other ) .
2	If carried , which is rare , the member has leave to present his Bill which is then read a first time in the usual way .
3	We 've had a cu We 've had a first time they 've erm quote at two thousand one hundred and seventy six pounds .
4	In the longer term discount range , Melanee could choose the Halifax , which is offering a first time buyer offer of 1.5 per cent until the end of January 1993 .
5	The Oldham defence was caught napping when Paul Rideout 's cross was flicked on by John Ebbrell and the unmarked Cottee lost no time blazing a first time shot past Paul Gerrard from six yards .
6	The Oldham defence was caught napping when Paul Rideout 's cross was flicked on by John Ebbrell — and the unmarked Cottee lost no time blazing a first time shot past Paul Gerrard from six yards .
7	If the report is favourable , the Bill will be read a first time .
8	A Member simply gives notice and eventually moves that the Bill be read a first time .
9	Under this Standing Order , a Bill is taken to be read a first time if certain formalities are gone through .
10	Once a Bill is read a first time , it can be printed and is usually available the next day .
11	Bills are read a first time in the same way as in the case of Government Bills , two weeks after the ballot is taken , and there is consequently little time for any consultation or drafting which has not already taken place .
12	Where the principle object of a Bill was money , it was formerly the practice for it to be made the subject of a debate in the Commons upon a resolution before the Bill was read a first time .