Example sentences of "the first time [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , if you have begun addressing yourself for the first time to such an issue you are more likely to be able to have the courage of your convictions at work in trying to tackle , for example , management by inertia . |
| 2 | The story weaves the Japanese viewpoint widely through the film and presents , probably for the first time to most movie viewers , a rational reason why the Japanese felt they had to attack the United States or suffer as a second-class nation . |
| 3 | It impelled me to request Eliot , for the first time of more times than I care to remember-as it was a chore which I have been obliged to shoulder often enough myself-to act as a referee . |
| 4 | It is also the area of greatest concern to companies contemplating exporting for the first time of those considering a significant expansion of their overseas activities . |
| 5 | He shrugged , leaning back in his chair , smiling at her for the first time with that devastating smile which made her heart beat faster . |
| 6 | There is an old-fashioned quality to these performances which leaves me wishing for something just a little less well-upholstered , although I can imagine anyone coming to Bach for the first time with this recording could well come away with the impression that old LEAVES is quite simply the ‘ bizz ’ , and I for one would not wish to argue with that ! |
| 7 | The NRA will introduce legally binding water quality standards for the first time for all types of water under its control ( rivers , canals and estuaries ) . |
| 8 | For the first time for many hundreds of years both countries are able to feed themselves . |
| 9 | For the first time for many years , there is no specific motion supporting the long-standing policy goal of devolution , based on agreement between local parties . |
| 10 | I read them both again erm last year for the first time for many years , and I found Herodotus much the better of the two , because Herodotus was prepared to be curious about everything . |
| 11 | It may also be relevant that the terrorist bombing campaign appeared , for the first time for some years , to be targeting shopping areas directly , as well as widening the net outside London . |
| 12 | Apologizing for the first time for some of those tactics , he expressed regret over the " naked cruelty " of certain remarks directed at Dukakis . |
| 13 | When the screen is accessed for the first time for any Offline run , the system will position the cursor at the first field requiring an entry . |
| 14 | Has anybody read it for the first time for this course ? |
| 15 | Even though you 've got funding for the first time for this I do n't want to spend an awful lot on materials . |
| 16 | CHURCH collections have fallen for the first time for more than a decade , it emerged today . |
| 17 | It was the fourth rise in German interest rates this year and the first time for several years that they have risen by a full percentage point . |
| 18 | She saw them for the first time about half way through the second week . |
| 19 | The respondent consulted a solicitor for the first time at that stage . |
| 20 | It was the first time at any level England have lost to Turkey and the warning for Graham Taylor on the eve of tonight 's World Cup qualifier at Wembley rang out loud and clear . |
| 21 | But you can get it in For the first time at any age . |
| 22 | Boccara/Boucherit of France had the next fastest time but they were seen to be wash hanging , not for the first time at this level , and a protest was upheld , posing the question why the umpires Riccardo Guala and Glyde Brytt had given white flags . |
| 23 | Dr Neil , cradling him in his arms for a moment before handing him to McAllister to care for , wondered not for the first time on such occasions whether he had done the baby a favour by enabling him to live . |
| 24 | To help fund the increases in social spending , representing 38.2 per cent of the total budget , value added tax would be raised and would be introduced for the first time on all foodstuffs . |
| 25 | Because I have on good information and I 'll say it for the first time on this programme , I intend to give this in my evidence tomorrow , that Rover intend to close not the south works first , but the north works first . |
| 26 | These had gradually developed in the preceding ten years , and were displayed on British streets on a consistent basis for the first time during this dispute . |
| 27 | For the first time in all these barren weeks , she wrote poem after poem , cursed that Interflora was n't a 24-hour service and swore never to doubt again . |
| 28 | For the first time in all my life I had done right because I wanted to do right . |
| 29 | For the first time in all his journeys he found a room that was completely empty , but he had n't the time to investigate it , or any of the others he entered . |
| 30 | For the first time in all his years in Paris , his future and Jeanne 's seemed assured . |