Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] for the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you had the impression he knew that would be the case as he raced down Jefferson Avenue for the first time . |
| 2 | As I came into my room , I saw Edward Hyde for the first time . |
| 3 | By the time they had reached the end of Jefferson Street for the first time , the US Grand Prix was all over . |
| 4 | Wilkinson conceded that odds against the title going to Elland Road for the first time in 18 years have ‘ lengthened considerably ’ but he refused to throw in the towel . |
| 5 | A Christmas tree was put up in Moscow 's Red Square for the first time , and on Christmas Eve the bells of St Basil 's Cathedral in Red Square were rung for the first time since 1917 . |
| 6 | All the rugby roads lead to Twickenham this weekend … where England are playing South Africa for the first time in over 20 years … |
| 7 | In 1886 Lottie Dod , aged fourteen , beat Maud Watson for the first time in the final at the Bath tournament to win the West of England title . |
| 8 | The first part of the walk kicks off up a private road gliding beneath a fabulous railway viaduct , the very one from which I had gazed in my bike-less train down the length of Loch Shiel for the first time some ten years earlier . |
| 9 | Ridge rovers arriving in South Wales for the first time probably have firm plans to tackle the splendid routes in the Black Mountains and , of course , the classic escarpment topped by Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons . |
| 10 | If the match takes place — some time next month has been suggested — it will provide ideal circumstances under which Andy Roxburgh , the national coach , may watch Costa Rica for the first time . |
| 11 | DES Walker has been dropped by Graham Taylor for the first time in 36 games as the England manager fights for World Cup survival against Poland tomorrow . |
| 12 | In November Gorbachev for the first time conceded that Moscow stood not only for a ‘ non-aligned , independent , sovereign Afghanistan ’ but a ‘ neutral Afghanistan ’ . |
| 13 | Mr Alfred Nzo , general secretary of the ANC , said yesterday that he spoke to Mr Mandela for the first time in 26 years . |
| 14 | On the same Toronto junket , following a rather splendid lunch at the Granite Club with a friend from CFRB , I met Roy Thomson for the first time . |
| 15 | Ironic now , referring to the evening out with Lionel when she had met Sir Robert for the first time . |
| 16 | On March 12 in Washington he met US President Bush for the first time since the start of the Gulf crisis in August 1990 . |
| 17 | But I got to write songs with Dave Anderson and Rab Handleigh for the first time and the reggae ‘ Interference song ’ which Terry Neason sang was a thrill for me as I 'd always wanted to write something for her absolutely amazing voice . |
| 18 | I was very nervous when I went to meet Mr Wogan for the first time but the gentleman who drove the big car to the show was very nice and friendly . |
| 19 | As we experience Act I , Scene i , of King Lear for the first time , it may not be easy to see that Cordelia is right , the others wrong . |
| 20 | In a further sign of improving links with black Africa , it was announced that during the weekend of de Klerk 's visit to Kenya , South African Airways flights were routed over west Africa for the first time for nearly 30 years , the government having secured overflight rights with Morocco , Mauritania , Mali and Côte d'Ivoire . |
| 21 | We can not win the Ryder Cup , the Curtis Cup , the Walker Cup in the United States for the first time again . |
| 22 | Useful pedigree CHICAGO ( AP ) — The Queen of England will race a horse in the United States for the first time in 35 years at Arlington International Racecourse . |
| 23 | You visited the United States for the first time in 1963 . |
| 24 | In 1975 , Laura visited the United States for the first time to see the San Francisco venture for herself . |
| 25 | The month-long finals , to be staged in the United States for the first time , will take place in nine cities , beginning on 17 June , 1994 . |
| 26 | Moments earlier 18-year-old Fisher came face to face with victim Mary Jo Buttafuoco for the first time since the doorstep shooting . |
| 27 | ‘ Must be proud of Hank and Boyd , ’ said the reporter pausing on his way to the front door to speak to Mrs Stych for the first time . |
| 28 | His two goals helped Vale beat local rivals Stoke for the first time since 1956 and for the first time ever in the FA Cup . |
| 29 | Richie Richardson was in his first Test as captain , leading a team minus Richards , Gordon Greenidge , Jeffrey Dujon and Malcolm Marshall for the first time in a Barbados Test since 1983 and , with Gus Logie and Carl Hooper eliminated by injury , showing six changes to that in the previous Test on the ground against Australia a year earlier . |
| 30 | On death row in San Quentin , California , Maureen Timmins for the first time met the convicted murderer she 's convinced is innocent . |