Example sentences of "[noun] be [v-ing] for [art] 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 | Government officials are admitting for the first time families in mid-value houses of £66,000 — £88,000 are likely to face bills of £600 not £400 as hoped . |
| 3 | Lester was producing for the first time , after his experience with A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum . |
| 4 | Saxton was talking for the first time since being sent home from Barcelona for taking the drug Clenbuterol . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | McKenzie was fighting for the first time since losing his IBF title to Ulster 's Dave McAuley . |
| 7 | This time an overseas crew from South Africa is competing for the first time . |
| 8 | ‘ This genuine shortage is occurring for the first time ever . |
| 9 | Soccer : Border League Wormingford FC are looking for a first team manager for next season . |
| 10 | More than 500,000 people were voting for the first time . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | MAGAZINES are bidding for the first photos of five-day-old Louis , son of Princess Stephanie of Monaco , right . |
| 13 | Cricket now , and while England are getting ready to meet Pakistan in the final of the World Cup , there 's another piece of sporting history being made over in South Africa.Worcestershire 's players are preparing for the first of a five match series there , to help the country back from years of sporting isolation . |
| 14 | Red Rum and Desert Orchid were meeting for the first time . |
| 15 | Home ownership in America is falling for the first time since the Depression , just as the savings-and-loan collapse has made the government the largest single owner of property after foreclosing on bankrupt thrifts . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Kelly was talking for the first time since Brentford striker Blissett was acquitted of assaulting Torquay defender John Uzzell last week . |
| 18 | Michelle , Valerie and June were jumping for the first time , but Kay had two charity parachute jumps under her belt already . |
| 19 | ( Short , happy , slightly humorous speech when the groom is marrying for the first time to a divorced woman . ) |
| 20 | Er Er this motion is not an attempt to preempt applications Mr Chairman come before us that 's Mr said time is indicating for the first time that er September might possibly be months . |