Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have a couple of mates who are Forest fans , and I got them tickets for the first game of the season . |
| 2 | It 'd be easier if we met my troops for the first time at the concert , ’ he said . |
| 3 | That 's how I got interested in the sport : I read about the first black champion , Jack Johnson and it created my interest for the first time . |
| 4 | The hotel has targeted its occupancy for the first year at 55 per cent , which , Mr Nitschke says , is realistic . |
| 5 | The MI5 man paused for a moment to stroke his beard again and a hint of emotion , of disgust , entered his voice for the first time . |
| 6 | Oxford United will be announcing their new manager in the morning — we 'll be revealing his name for the first time , tonight on Central News . |
| 7 | Ms Sultana , 34 , met her husband for the first time that day . |
| 8 | She met her aunt for the first time and was invited to spend a holiday with her . |
| 9 | ‘ Before the fight they were chanting my name for the first time and I could see the effect it had on Ruddock , his head was going down while my chest was swelling with pride . |
| 10 | As she clambered over the steep Alpine meadows with Portia , she told her friend for the first time about Thomas and how he had helped her when she had nowhere to go . |
| 11 | The Gulamalis received their rent for the first three months , then nothing for four months , and were told the computer was broken , the accounts were being moved , the cheque was in the post , and so on . |
| 12 | In the Third World new nations were flexing their muscles for the first time . |
| 13 | Martinho had lost no time in recounting the true details of Osvaldo 's moment of weakness , the point at which he 'd flipped his lid for the first and last time in his career , that murderous aberration which had been the doom of old friend and new foe alike . |
| 14 | She noticed his teeth for the first time : small and irregular , like pieces of gravel on a driveway , but sparkling white . |
| 15 | 8/Face sketched in lightly , eyes are lowered as is the custom in San'a to be as demure as possible if not a little apprehensive and afraid at the prospect of meeting your husband for the first time on your wedding night . |
| 16 | Even with such a drastic cut , we estimated our losses for the first year as being in the region of £148,000 . |
| 17 | The only paper on your desk should be that on which you are currently working and material waiting to receive your attention for the first time . |
| 18 | It 's probably best not to feed your fish for the first day or so as they settle in ( though some fish will feed within a few minutes of being stocked ) . |
| 19 | It was on that occasion — in the strangely bare study of Darlington Hall — that Mr Farraday shook my hand for the first time , but by then we were hardly strangers to each other ; quite aside from the matter of the staff , my new employer in several other instances had had occasion to call upon such qualities as it may be my good fortune to possess and found them to be , I would venture , dependable . |
| 20 | When the Reading Room opened its doors for the first time in the city of St Louis , Missouri , it became the world 's first literary brothel . |
| 21 | A new club which aims to give homeless and unemployed people what could be their only good meal of the day has opened its doors for the first time . |
| 22 | He undid her nightgown and admired her body for the first time . |
| 23 | Intergraph Corp , Huntsville , Alabama warns that while it has not yet closed its books for the first quarter , preliminary estimates indicate that turnover will be lower than expected at between $280m and $285m , and that all geographic segments were below expectations for the quarter , and price reductions on older products combined with lower sales volume resulted in reduced gross margins ; the company expects a loss from operations excluding restructuring charges of $8m to $10m or $0.11 to $0.13 per share and restructuring charges and non-operating items during the quarter will increase the losses by an additional three cents a share . |
| 24 | Unlike baby goslings which lock on to the first moving object in sight , the newborn baby will be relatively undiscriminating about who tends his needs for the first three or four months of life . |
| 25 | When you meet your teacher for the first time , tell him , or her , as much as you can about why you decided to have lessons . |
| 26 | Last year the Group cut its dividend for the first time since it became a quoted company in 1970 , but this year analysts expect the dividend to be held at last year 's figure , with Pilkington digging into reserves in order to fend off the resulting loss of confidence . |
| 27 | Foxhall Stadium opens its doors for the first time on Sunday ( 2.30 pm ) with the Bangers and new formula stock cars . |
| 28 | The Town Cinema opens its doors for the first time in more than thirty years tonight . |
| 29 | At the end of my reading , the lecturer asked the newcomer his name , and I heard his voice for the first time — a soft , warm American accent , with the rich , furry tone the English find so attractive . |
| 30 | I heard your name for the first time . |