Example sentences of "the first time the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Importantly , we report for the first time the ability to directly and effectively transfect cells in a growth arrested state . |
| 2 | This year was the first time the competition had taken place in England . |
| 3 | For the first time the public have been allowed in to watch the floodlit night feeding of thousands of birds at the Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust . |
| 4 | The Special Discount is being continued on the same basis ( see page 2 ) and for those policies which qualify for the first time the increase is offset by approximately 6% . |
| 5 | It was in that terrible moment of loss that he noticed for the first time the eagle in the cage on the other side of his from where Minch 's cage was . |
| 6 | For the first time the hunting of lions was treated as picturesque . |
| 7 | Did n't Cloughie get done for doing something similar a few years ago when he chinned the Forest fan who 'd run on the pitch ( later kissed him but brought out one of the all-time commentators classics from Greavesie when he said ‘ It was the first time the shit really had hit the fan ’ ) . |
| 8 | Revealing for the first time the size of the Exchange Fund ( which guaranteed the Hong Kong dollar ) , the Financial Secretary , Hamish Macleod , announced on July 15 that at the end of 1991 foreign reserves stood at US$29,000 million , the 12th largest in the world . |
| 9 | It is the first time the Service has explained its stand in the dispute , which led to serious disturbances among loyalist inmates in the Maze . |
| 10 | for the first time the government is encouraging communities to take part in a groundwater scheme . |
| 11 | For the first time the government had also formulated a 10-year economic programme , covering the period 1991-2000 [ see p. 38145 ] . |
| 12 | In conclusion , this book has brought together for the first time the work of all the main researchers and provides a motivating set of reviews for any interested scientist . |
| 13 | For the first time the man on Gerrard 's other side spoke , and his voice was smooth and the accent very carefully cultured . |
| 14 | For the first time the man looked sceptical . |
| 15 | This was almost the first time the bloke had spoken to me about anything , never mind about 10,000m running , and here he was telling me how to run tactically . |
| 16 | We talked about other things , and I told for the first time the story of how I lost the job at Drummonds , which made us both laugh so much the nurses came running with shocked looks to shut us up . |
| 17 | It 's the first time the Rectory Farm at Stanton St John has been hit by strawberry rustlers . |
| 18 | For the first time the race sees a husband and wife pairing in Yvonne and Barry Holloway from Lymington in Hampshire . |
| 19 | It 'll be the first time the race will be multi racial . |
| 20 | The ref said the first time the ball was n't on the spot properly so the kick had to be retaken . |
| 21 | To the north the broken arches and stumps of the ruined Benedictine abbey gleamed golden in the afternoon sun against the crinkled blue of the sea and , breasting a small ridge , he glimpsed for the first time the topsail of Larksoken Mill and beyond it , against the skyline , the great grey bulk of Larksoken Nuclear power Station . |
| 22 | ( China , while not using its veto , nevertheless abstained , thus breaching for the first time the unanimity of the five permanent members of the Security Council in supporting resolutions on the Gulf crisis . |
| 23 | ‘ And the first time the door to the viewing room was locked in some way ? ’ |
| 24 | It is the first time the inspectorate has taken the board to court for an alleged lapse of safety . |
| 25 | This is the first time the kid 's been out so long . |
| 26 | For the first time the problem of synthesising diamonds could now be expressed in terms of the ways the atoms were arranged and rearranged ( Figure 2 ) . |
| 27 | IN referring to the Chilean Order of Merit awarded to Mr Harold Pinter , Mandrake ( March 29 ) stated that this is the first time the honour has been bestowed upon a playwright or , indeed , upon an ‘ intellectual ’ of any description . |
| 28 | For the first time the treaty formally recognized the rights of the 500,000-strong German minority in Poland to their own language , culture , family names and religion . |
| 29 | Last night 100 families were being housed in bed and breakfast accommodation the first time the total has reached three figures . |
| 30 | But now for the first time the diocese was being consulted — informally , quietly , but systematically . |