Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [adv] for [art] first " in BNC.
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1 | Ray Hanna takes G–FIRE up for the first time , Elstree , March 14 , 1981. ( via Spencer Flack ) |
2 | ‘ I suppose being at an emotional low I did actually take heroin there for the first time , ’ he said . |
3 | DISCUSSIONS between management and representatives of the 1,300 striking manual workers at Yarrow took place yesterday for the first time since the dispute began 12 days ago . |
4 | thinking in , in , in the context of our , of our mission , this town wide mission , well that 's Billy 's job , he 's better at it than I am , but its not his job , its my job as much as its his and its your job as much as its mine , we do not well to keep silent these men they were troubled by their sin of silence , perhaps you and I should be troubled by our sin of silence because the extension of that , and here 's the really great thing , as far as they were concerned , the ex the , the ongoing because they were troubled by their sin of silence and they did something about it , they were thrilled at the sight that they saw , as they see the city being delivered , and as they see starving men and women eating food perhaps for the first time in days or weeks , buying good wholesome food at a reasonable price , that was the sigh that thrilled them and you can imagine them , and I think they 'd be entitled to a little bit of pride that I 'm glad we told them , I 'm glad we went back and shared the news apart from any thing we could n't of coped with all ourselves , it would of been so wrong to of kept it , it would of been so wrong just to of eaten it ourselves , I 'm glad we went back and told them . |
5 | The Green Party won representation locally for the first time with 14 seats ; and Sinn Féin won seven seats ( 10 in 1985 ) . |
6 | Perdita was in such a good mood that she and Daisy actually had supper together for the first time in months . |