Example sentences of "real [noun] for the first time " in BNC.

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1 I experienced tears of real grief for the first time when my granny died .
2 This was brought about in no small degree by the invention in the 1890s of the safety bicycle which gave a wide cross-section of the population real mobility for the first time .
3 Problems have arisen despite this year 's cash for the NHS appearing , when it was announced last November , to allow for real growth for the first time in years , even after taking into account inevitable pressures such as the rising number of elderly people .
4 I also had real boots for the first time .
5 Work could become a real possibility for the first time .
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