Example sentences of "first time in [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What would everyone back at the cafe have thought when , for the first time in eight months , I had n't shown up for work ? |
| 2 | For the first time in eight months Patrick felt one hundred per cent fit . |
| 3 | There is now full time working at all the operational distilleries for the first time in eight years . |
| 4 | Rosalind Plowright , singing at ENO for the first time in eight years , is an Elisabeth de Valois of aptly regal appearance , though her initially expressive line showed increasing signs of strain . |
| 5 | Until he won the Paris Open earlier this month — where he also beat world No 1 Courier — he was n't even certain to qualify for this ‘ best eight ’ in the world ’ tournament , having fallen to 10th in the rankings for the first time in eight years , and failing to make a Grand Slam final for the first time in five . |
| 6 | Regular Lebanese army units moved into Beirut 's southern suburbs on Dec. 29-30 , for the first time in eight years . |
| 7 | But while he hesitates over Barnes , he has already confirmed that 25-goal Wright will start and bid to score for the first time in eight caps . |
| 8 | Martino 's ambition to reunite the series for the first time in thirty years has , however , been thwarted by the refusal of Sophia Loren to loan ‘ Study for a Pope V ’ , but the exhibition reassembles the remaining five canvases , including the version owned by the Musei Vaticani . |
| 9 | This will coincide with the completion of intensive redecoration of the Primate 's Palace , thus enabling the complete sequence of all six tapestries to be seen in their original setting for the first time in thirty years . |
| 10 | With open allies like the Primrose League , the case for collaboration was strong ; for the first time in thirty years of existence the Primrose League formally linked itself with the party in 1914 . |
| 11 | After months of restoration the two hundred seat auditorium will have an audience for the first time in thirty years . |
| 12 | With the bursting of the bubble , land prices fell last year for the first time in 17 years . |
| 13 | A week later , Treloar followed up by winning the Rosemary Symonds Cup for the first time in 17 years , so ending Hammer 's domination of this tournament . |
| 14 | THE controversial film Cathy Come Home is to be screened on British television for the first time in 17 years in as attempt to highlight the plight of the homeless . |
| 15 | Cove lost at home for the first time in 13 games , going down 3–1 to Epsom & Ewell . |
| 16 | Oh , but how much more interesting it will be if the other lot are given a go for the first time in 13 years . |
| 17 | Since Hick 's elevation to the Test team we 've seen England share the most successful series against West Indies in the last nine , win a series against New Zealand for the first time in four attempts , win a Test match against Pakistan for the first time in 10 years , and , for good measure , reach the World Cup final . |
| 18 | Eventually , on Feb. 23 , a non-Congress ( I ) government was sworn in for the first time in 10 years . |
| 19 | Early on a wet Sunday morning outside Yaroslavl station , in the centre of Moscow , my journey was complete and for the first time in 10 days I was alone . |
| 20 | Genzyme announced last week that Ceredase , its drug for Gaucher disease , is being used in Britain for the first time in 10 patients seriously ill with the rare and potentially fatal inherited disease . |
| 21 | For the first time in 5 generations of bakers , they 're dipping into the unsavoury world of politics and selling their wares in 3 constituencies . |
| 22 | Bingham acknowledged that his southern neighbours deserved their first appearance in the finals after beating the North for the first time in four attempts . |
| 23 | Since Hick 's elevation to the Test team we 've seen England share the most successful series against West Indies in the last nine , win a series against New Zealand for the first time in four attempts , win a Test match against Pakistan for the first time in 10 years , and , for good measure , reach the World Cup final . |
| 24 | B&P human resources director David Ramsay said the firm was resuming full-time working for the first time in four months , in order to meet greater demand . |
| 25 | Following Botham Wanderers ' defeat , we now move off the bottom for the first time in four months . |
| 26 | Not suprisingly , it was a nerve-racking finale but eventually the more experienced Australians triumphed 5-7 , 6-4 , 6-0 , to carry their country into the semi-finals for the first time in four years . |
| 27 | Grain output rose by 6% , and wheat was in surplus for the first time in four years . |
| 28 | The average wage increase in industry this spring is slightly below five per cent for the first time in four years . |
| 29 | His patience was dwindling and for the first time in four years of marriage she could see he was on the point of losing his temper . |
| 30 | 1992 — THE Prince tries to kiss his wife in public for the first time in four years on the Indian tour in February . |