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

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31 When I saw Jekub for the first time I thought , OK , this is what he used . ’
32 I saw Begampur for the first time on a hot evening in early May .
33 ‘ Rodin in China ’ , organised by the Musée Rodin , Paris , is something of a coup in that among the 113 works to be shown , the large version of ‘ The thinker ’ will leave Paris for the first time .
34 Helen felt as if she were hearing Nicola for the first time .
35 ‘ I saw Siena for the first time in Autumn , ’ said Tom Tedder , with a catch in his voice .
36 He immediately took me up the tower , and — stepping out onto the balcony — I saw Oxford for the first time .
37 Germany outstripped Britain for the first time as the largest contributor last year .
38 The result : Des was airlifted out of the Gulf in mid-May and , on May 29 , at Arden Grange International Quarantine Kennels in Albourne , Sussex , Dave saw Des for the first time since March 23 .
39 This emerges in the form of a dreary Swedish mantra along the lines of ‘ He tried to beat mee , but I beat heem , and so I won Weembledon for the first time . ’
40 Seeing London for the first time , not very impressed , I I liked Crystal Palace but tt .
41 DAVID PLATT , the Juventus midfielder , will captain England for the first time in the World Cup clash with San Marino at Wembley tonight .
42 Suddenly they seemed to notice Brenda for the first time .
43 Many of the cast were discovering Dickens for the first time .
44 In 1348 the bubonic plague , known as the Black Death , struck Europe for the first time and , in conditions of poor sanitation , famine and undernourishment , made rapid progress .
45 One should visit Italy for the first time either alone or with a lover , she decided .
46 This month she is visiting Britain for the first time in years .
47 During this time Mozart may have given some lessons to the young Beethoven , who was visiting Vienna for the first time .
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