Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] the [adv] first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had exactly six hours till midnight , six hours to make up her mind whether to go down to the beach bar , or give it a miss for the very first time . |
| 2 | But they told me that ‘ during your show we saw a flicker of response in his eyes for the very first time ’ . ’ |
| 3 | It 's 5.30 a.m. in the morning and a baby lamb is about to see daylight for the very first time . |
| 4 | As for Christmas Day itself , do n't panic if you 're cooking a big turkey lunch for the very first time . |
| 5 | This would clearly imply some involvement by the Dublin government in the internal affairs of Northern Ireland for the very first time . |
| 6 | The overall structural and emotional focus of the work is consistently sustained with such burning insight that it was almost as thought one were hearing the Sonata for the very first time . |
| 7 | However the alliance represents a watershed for Chorus , which is now embarked on a binary strategy for the very first time , though where exactly it goes from here is still unclear . |
| 8 | Having loaded your game for the very first time , the last thing you want to do is read an instruction sheet this size . |
| 9 | They had enjoyed a happy day and it seemed to Carrie that Seb had noticed her , really noticed her , as a young woman for the very first time . |
| 10 | He had felt sure when he left his hotel room that every eye in Saigon would be on him that evening because he was wearing a white tuxedo for the very first time in his young life . |
| 11 | He stared at her , almost as if seeing his daughter for the very first time , his eyes boring into her , and she suffered his scrutiny as best she could . |
| 12 | Let's face it , all of us are romantic at heart , and even more so when we 're young , possibly even falling in love for the very first time . |
| 13 | There 's little dawdling to sniff flowers now , just giddy , breakneck pop ; ‘ In Love For The Very First Time ’ is gushing and gossipy , while ‘ Be Your Baby ’ is '60s girl group sentiment wised up and flung into the backroom of the Camden Falcon . |
| 14 | But , also they 're going to have a an obstetric adult patient 's department at the College Hospital for the very first time . |
| 15 | I spent a little while there and enjoyed a helicopter trip for the very first time , although not without considerable trepidation having once or twice seen pictures of them whizzing down to the ground in pieces . |
| 16 | She said , as if she was seeing the possibility of doubt for the very first time , ‘ You arc the man from the pest control ? ’ |
| 17 | The Paul Jones and the emotional somersaults when the music stopped and they came face to face for the very first time . |
| 18 | another Central South success story this year has been the form of Gloucestershire racing trainer David Nicholson … yesterday he opened his new stables at Ford for the very first time and racing folk turned up in their thousands |
| 19 | and there 'll be talk of another Grand National in Gloucestershire on Sunday when David Nicholson opens up his new stables at Jackdaws Castle for the very first time … they 'll be off and running there at half past ten … and its a sure winner for a good day out |