Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pers pn] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The species are ‘ christened ’ when a scientist describes them for the first time , illustrates their peculiarities and publishes the name in a scientific journal . |
| 2 | Having always been aware of the Cathedral I 've often wondered what impact it has on visitors seeing it for the first time . |
| 3 | The Formula One world champion test drives it for the first time in Phoenix on January 4 and will find his sleek , high-speed T93 series chassis also longer , bigger , heavier and cheaper than any previous IndyCar or championship-winning Canon Williams Renault FW14 . |
| 4 | If a child has it for the first ten years hardly anything else matters . |
| 5 | Thus , in the context of consensual sexual activity with a girl under the age of 16 , it states : ‘ Most of us think that acts such as oral sex are extremely serious ( perhaps more likely to disturb a young girl meeting them for the first time than sexual intercourse ) . ’ |
| 6 | The tigress suckles them for the first six months , by which time they will weigh 100 lb ( 45 kg ) . |
| 7 | The strong-smelling ‘ stewed ’ strips of blanket were hot , and as I wrung out the excess water , I needed tongs to hold them for the first few minutes . |
| 8 | It was in 1977 and ‘ 78 that McEvoy won this title before Ronan Rafferty beat him for the first ( and only ) time in nearly 30 matches for England . |
| 9 | Not until he was five years old did Endill meet him for the first time . |
| 10 | Rain watched her for the last few yards , noting how the morning 's cheerfulness had been replaced by anxiety . |
| 11 | Igor Stravinsky met him for the first time in this year , and recalled how shy he seemed . |
| 12 | In fact , a musical dedicated to Elvis is on tour , giving two fans the chance to see it for the FORTIETH time . |
| 13 | Then Folly reached the top of the steps , and the woman noticed her for the first time . |
| 14 | In retrospect , it seemed that the Lord protected her for the first few days , and then … |
| 15 | A thing of great beauty , it was not unusual to hear sharp intakes of breath as people beheld it for the first time . |
| 16 | Thus it is that the Tamar , beautiful as the nymph whose name she bears , winds her way from the rugged north coast between the hills , to be joined by the Tavy , flowing from Dartmoor to join her for the last few miles to the sea , while the luckless Torridge flows ever northward in vain pursuit of Tamara 's beauty . |
| 17 | Would some lingering affection for the man she had once married have driven her to France to see him for the last time ? |
| 18 | In the car on the return journey , clutching the row of books like a concertina , Mungo thanked him for the third time , promising to pay him the moment they got home . |
| 19 | Victor Sierra 's ‘ rubber band ’ possesses a great ability to frighten the life out of a pilot flying her for the first time , by apparently stopping if and whenever the revs drop below 1800 , when the most horrendous mixture-timing ‘ flat-spot ’ occurs and it all goes quiet up front . |
| 20 | As we pass the top of the stairs the thought hits me for the thousandth time . |
| 21 | ‘ You are not becoming a Brownie tonight , ’ Mum reminded her for the hundredth time . |
| 22 | Susan uses me for the first person pronoun [ G2 ] , and unmarked past tense [ G4 ] in tell , see , pick and run , and she has initial /t/ in ting , " thing " [ P17 ] . |
| 23 | The quarrel between faith and unbelief touched him for the first time and unsettled his mind . |
| 24 | Bessie kissed me for the last time as I held tightly to her . |
| 25 | The Campbells were waiting to greet him in the hall , and Elizabeth saw him for the first time . |
| 26 | Val left him for the first time since they had set up house , and went briefly ‘ home ’ . |
| 27 | Leo asked her for the second time . |
| 28 | Ludo notices it for the first time , and asks what he can do for me . |
| 29 | Max joined me for the last nine of my eighteen-months ' stint in Sun City . |