Example sentences of "the first time [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Approval from America 's Environmental Protection Agency means that Portersept , made by Courtaulds Coatings in Louisville , Kentucky , can be applied for the first time to heating , ventilation and air conditioning ( HVAC ) systems .
2 All processes execute on the local client — not on the central host processor — and version control ensures the dictionary ( list of objects ) is downloaded only once to each client , on the first time of use .
3 All processes execute on the local client — not on the central host processor — and version control ensures the dictionary ( list of objects ) is only downloaded once to each client , on the first time of use .
4 When you meet somebody , especially if it is the first time of meeting , your senses are working flat out to process all the data .
5 He saw with pleasure that she looked cold but not frightened ; she was beginning to swim more slowly and for the first time with trust , as if the water were a friendly and not an alien element .
6 For instance , in the Villa Alta dialect of Zapotec ( Mexico ) , it is necessary to distinguish between events which take place for the first time with respect to particular participants and those which are repetitions .
7 On Sept. 30 he called for the first time for dialogue to reach an equitable global settlement , addressing himself particularly to France which he had identified as more flexible [ see below for Mitterrand 's UN speech ] , although once again stressing that there would be no compromise over Kuwait belonging to Iraq .
8 The absence of training posed a serious threat to the self-esteem of secondees who , for the first time for example , found themselves teaching adults ( students in colleges or experienced teachers in workshops ) .
9 We talked for the first time about poetry , poets and our own poems :
10 Nissan sponsored the championships for the first time as part of its community relations work .
11 The uniform was worn for the first time at Easter .
12 Any attempt to produce the letter for the first time at completion should be resisted and completion delayed until the purchaser has had adequate time to consider the disclosures .
13 Available for the first time on CD are Tell The Truth , Live In Person At The Whisky A Go-Go and Love Man .
14 Captain Naas Botha said ‘ We want a repeat of our match against the Midlands in midweek when we played effective rugby for the full 80 minutes for the first time on tour .
15 There are so many towns to be seen , and each must be — or ought to be — approached for the first time on foot : certainly all the smaller towns .
16 Treasury officials will also be looking at slapping Vat for the first time on bus fares , water , domestic fuel , books and newspapers .
17 She 's been speaking for the first time on camera following her release from prison , exclusively to Central News .
18 His pedigree may be long , but nevertheless here he is on piano and electronic keyboards leading his own band for the first time on disc with the driving drums of Jeff ‘ Tain ’ Watts ( also of Branford Marsalis group fame ) , Branford himself on tenor sax , Roderick Ward ( alto sax ) , Charnett Moffett , Chris McBridge , Robert Hurst or Andy Gonzales ( all alternating on bass ) , Jerry Gonzales ( percussion ) and on one track Steve Berrios and on two Don Alias ( both on drums , percussion ) .
19 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 .
20 ‘ As the Sun now recognises , the publication did cause personal offence to the Queen but it also caused offence amongst those who prefer to hear or see Her Majesty 's Christmas Message for the first time on Christmas Day . ’
21 Berry dismisses criticism of climbs of this kind , made recently by Reinhiold Messner among others : ‘ It 's all very well for him to say this kind of thing , but when he climbed Everest for the first time without oxygen and on other occasions , he was quite happy to make use of heavyweight-style expeditions .
22 A separation appeared for the first time between design and production .
23 For the first time since independence the opposition alliance included Malays , whose dominance was enshrined in the constitution , rather than being restricted to the Chinese and Indian communities .
24 For the first time since independence in 1966 , criticism of the government of President Hastings Kamuzu Banda , previously only expressed by groups in exile , was voiced inside the country .
25 The balance of trade in manufacturing swung from a surplus of £2.75 billion in 1979 to a deficit in 1984 of £3.75 billion and the years 1983 and 1984 were the first time in history that Britain 's trade balance was in the red on manufactures .
26 Previous attempts to do this had always foundered on the fact that the fun usually resulted pretty soon in procreation but at this very time field trials of the contraceptive pill were taking place which would soon make the division practical and permanent for the first time in history .
27 For the first time in history , later life has become a normal human expectation .
28 But also by 1967 , expenditure on education had for the first time in history equalled that on defence .
29 For the first time in history , people are beginning to adopt the religion of other cultures or are finding inspiration in more than one faith .
30 Moreover , hitherto unexploited elements of warfare — defensive barbed wire and massed machine-guns — were being deployed along the whole front of some 563km/350mls , manned for the first time in history by millions of men .
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