Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The curriculum laid down for the first time what pupils should learn in 10 subjects . |
| 2 | Trident sub goes down for the first time |
| 3 | In December 1989 the ‘ First National Conference on Knowledge Representation and Inference in Sanskritam ’ was organised by the Computer Society of India in Bangalore , bringing together for the first time linguists and computer scientists from all over India . |
| 4 | And now to a village where the church bells have been rung properly for the first time in twenty years . |
| 5 | But she had a sudden change of heart and the pair were yesterday perched together for the first time . |
| 6 | It was the Saint Mary 's window though , which was considered best for the first class stamp . |
| 7 | This procedure is depicted above for the first three values of the repeated median smooth , shown in full in figure 9.9 : Thus 47 is the value to be smoothed , the skip mean 43.5 is the mean of 40 and 47 and the smoothed value 45.2 is the rounded mean of 47 and 43.5 . |
| 8 | The fact that the army and guerrillas had agreed to meet directly for the first time was seen as a breakthrough and a indication that " professional " elements in the army leadership wished for a political solution . |
| 9 | ‘ I am particularly excited about the opportunities that it will provide for opening up for the first time higher educational facilities in the area . |
| 10 | ‘ Piece of cake , ’ Nails agreed as they lined up for the first time on the pool edge . |
| 11 | Maloney said : ‘ If we have to fight Tucker we will , but I 've got Alex Stewart lined up for the first defence . ’ |
| 12 | Davis Cup nerves certainly got to them as they started their defence of a trophy they had only just won back for the first time since 1932 but full marks to the British challengers who gave of their best in terms of commitment and attitude . |
| 13 | A dynamic study of the posterior lung fields was carried out for the first 15 minutes after injecting the radiolabelled leucocytes . |
| 14 | Wings appear externally for the first time and the insect takes on the appearance of an adult . |
| 15 | Since having the frame fitted at Middlesbrough General Hospital , Claire , of Warwick Street , Middlesbrough , can look forward to walking independently for the first time . |
| 16 | Since having the frame fitted at Middlesbrough General Hospital , she can look forward to walking independently for the first time . |
| 17 | I remember he laughed and I noticed properly for the first time what a lovely blue his eyes were and a little thrill went through me . |
| 18 | A REVOLUTIONARY new Siberian surgery technique could help people in Teesside suffering from bone problems walk properly for the first time . |
| 19 | I was operated on for the first time when I was two or three weeks old . |
| 20 | The trove will be exhibited together for the first time at the Pierpont Morgan Library ( 9 December-4 April1993 ) , accompanied by an illustrated catalogue by William Voelkle and Roger Wieck , curator and associate curator , respectively , of the Morgan 's Department of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts . |
| 21 | It was on this trip that a remarkable partnership came together for the first time . |
| 22 | Four of the five protagonists of this story — Greco-Macedonians , Romans , Jews and Celts — came together for the first time in the Hellenistic period . |
| 23 | ‘ Greed came in for the first time . |
| 24 | But he declined to say whether the inspectors — two teams acting together for the first time in Iraq — had found any of the Scud missiles the United Nations thinks Iraq is hiding . |
| 25 | The guidance will bring together for the first time all the relevant existing guidance into one statement and has already been the subject of previous consultation in a green paper . |
| 26 | Comparing the ‘ Charlie Parker Story ’ directly with Vogue 's 14-track ‘ Original Bird ’ release ( and in effect listening critically for the first time ) , I found the Denon ‘ sound recovery ’ system somewhat inconsistent in places . |
| 27 | Susan came downstairs for the first time on Christmas Eve , and was genuinely delighted to see how pretty Breeze had made the sombre old dining-room . |
| 28 | KEVIN COOMBS Norman Lamont arrives yesterday for the first meeting of the Cabinet since the Budget |
| 29 | Nor , she was sure , Bert , whom she had seen yesterday for the first time as a potentially responsible comrade . |
| 30 | The Committee normally meets fortnightly for the first eight weeks each term ( weeks 2 , 4 , 6 , 8 ) and may meet on a fifth occasion ( in week 10 ) . |