Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [v-ing] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The horse was racing for the first time for Epsom trainer Roger Ingram having previously run in Ireland for Joanna Morgan . |
| 2 | Lester was producing for the first time , after his experience with A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum . |
| 3 | Saxton was talking for the first time since being sent home from Barcelona for taking the drug Clenbuterol . |
| 4 | The allegations broke on Tuesday as Jackson was preparing for the first of two concerts in Bangkok , the first stop in the Asian swing of his Dangerous world tour . |
| 5 | McKenzie was fighting for the first time since losing his IBF title to Ulster 's Dave McAuley . |
| 6 | More than 500,000 people were voting for the first time . |
| 7 | When a number of us here did a study of the 1984 Chesterfield by-election , where Tony Benn was standing for the first time , and asked constituents themselves what they felt about the broadcast coverage , they repeatedly used the word ‘ bias ’ to describe it . |
| 8 | Red Rum and Desert Orchid were meeting for the first time . |
| 9 | While part of Polly 's brain noted the fresh fragrance of the soap and minty scent of toothpaste , the other part was registering for the first time the significance of plastic-covered grab-rails in the shower cubicle and on the front of the vanity unit . |
| 10 | Kelly was talking for the first time since Brentford striker Blissett was acquitted of assaulting Torquay defender John Uzzell last week . |
| 11 | Michelle , Valerie and June were jumping for the first time , but Kay had two charity parachute jumps under her belt already . |