Example sentences of "first time this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is the first time this artist has shown her work in this city and there were about 40 people there , sipping wine . |
| 2 | What with Mrs Clements and the girls also gone for the week , I suppose I was very conscious of the fact that once I departed , Darlington Hall would stand empty for probably the first time this century — perhaps for the first time since the day it was built . |
| 3 | For the first time this century , population and economic growth in non-metropolitan America is exceeding population growth in metropolitan America . |
| 4 | The decision in 1990 by Britain to join the ERM was , indeed , not the first time this century that she has tried to defend herself from the possible consequences of wrong decisions by her own politicians by linking herself to those made by politicians in another country , through the mechanism of a fixed or managed exchange rate . |
| 5 | The decline in British hedgerows may be slowing for the first time this century , thanks to schemes to subsidise hedge planting . |
| 6 | There was a competition , and the winner saw his work in situ for the first time this afternoon . |
| 7 | ‘ … and this is Folly , who will be joining us for the first time this weekend . |
| 8 | This is the first time this problem 's arisen ? |
| 9 | Aid workers say Central Bosnia , cut off for the first time this Winter by the war between Croats and Muslims , is facing a humanitarian catastrophe . |
| 10 | These potatoes are round and white , a new Dutch strain , being grown in Britain for the first time this year . |
| 11 | But the National Communications Union believes BT will be forced to introduce compulsory redundancies for the first time this year because it will be unable to find enough volunteers . |
| 12 | Rowledge First School is usually used as the polling station for Bucks Horn Oak voters , but the venue was changed for the first time this year to the Forestry Commission 's offices in Christmas Tree Yard . |
| 13 | The Yorkshire Car Collection opens its doors to the public for the first time this year , giving you the opportunity to see one of the most magnificent collections of cars in Europe . |
| 14 | Ricky Willison is another ex-Walker Cup player playing the Tour for the first time this year . |
| 15 | The prestigious event , at which leading scientists discuss global environment , took place for the first time this year , in Rio de Janeiro . |
| 16 | For the first time this year , ticket holders will receive a full refund if a whole day 's play is cancelled because of bad weather . |
| 17 | Not for the first time this year , Seles had been let off with a mere slap on the wrist . |
| 18 | For the first time this year , advance booking will be available from 1 January . |
| 19 | But Agnew 's , who exhibited for the first time this year and made at least one sale of ‘ around $50,000 ’ said they were ‘ pleased with the quality of the crowd and would definitely do the show next year ’ . |
| 20 | Among this year 's participants are : Richard Philp ( also exhibiting at Grosvenor House for the first time this year ) whose stand will include a portrait by Cornelis Johnson and a group of antiquities ; book dealer Nicholas Merchant of Harrogate who will have books on all aspects of European decorative and fine arts ; Brian Beet of Bond Street who has a rare Spanish-colonial gold snuff box made in Peru in the mid-eighteenth century ; numismatists A.H . |
| 21 | Plans to make this the theme of the 1993 rights meeting follows the decision of the fair organisers to allocate electronic publishing a special area of its own at Frankfurt for the first time this year . |
| 22 | With the scheduling of the 1992 Asian Classic — in Thailand for the first time this year — for January 30 , and the new World Championship for mid-December each year , the professional golf season now effectively covers 12 months , involving more travel than ever before . |
| 23 | First time this year , and you hear : |
| 24 | Other new awards on offer for the first time this year included Practical Word Processing . |
| 25 | Festival organisers also hope for high standard of competition in a new music competition to be held for the first time this year . |
| 26 | For the first time this year , Messrs Cronin and Co will be looking up to their opposite numbers and it will be essential that both blockers and sweepers are doing their job . |
| 27 | The leadership wants to see the proportion of union voting strength at party conferences reduced from the current 70 per cent — down for the first time this year from the traditional 90 per cent — to an eventual 50 per cent . |
| 28 | First time this year ! |
| 29 | For example , the 1987/88 Programme of Work included a major review of the modules in Personal and Social Development ( PSD ) ; the fruits of this review appeared in the catalogue last April and the new and revised modules are being used for the first time this session . |
| 30 | ‘ This is the first time this kind of survey has been done . |