Example sentences of "[verb] a [noun] for the first " in BNC.

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1 As an added incentive the Chester-le-Street group of clubs provide a trophy for the first CIU member past the post and this year the clubmen 's shield went to Paul Casey from Osborne Social Club .
2 Their generosity was appreciated being so willing to give some time explaining to a fellow enthusiast the intricacies of steaming a locomotive for the first time and the difficulties which had been experienced in the rebuilding process .
3 More fundamentally , many courts failed to find a basis for the first resort approach .
4 . Where we have a client who has a need for the first ten years for it looks like a hundred and ninety thousand pounds worth of life cover , at the end of the ten year period , the need is reduced , maybe the children have left home , so sum assu , assured reduces down to , in this case , it looks like to be about fifty thousand for the rest of the time .
5 All four applicants in that case sought a declaration that the Secretary of State was not entitled to set a date for the first review of his case on the basis of the requirements of retribution and deterrence .
6 When saving a file for the first time a SUMMARY INFORMATION menu may be displayed .
7 When you conduct a symphony for the first time you may fear a breakdown in every bar .
8 James got the part after his mother , Beverley , 33 , heard that Yorkshire TV were seeking a replacement for the first Oscar , Ross Marriott .
9 Hooley 's gilded years came to an abrupt end in June 1898 , when he himself filed a petition for the first and most sensational of his four bankruptcies .
10 It 's erm I 've got I mean I 've got a job for the first six weeks already set up with
11 Got a start for the first time this season when Cole went AWOL .
12 United States trade figures for the second quarter of 1971 showed a deficit for the first time .
13 Ladbrokes yesterday opened a book for the first time on the title and make Scudamore an apparently generous 4–6 shot .
14 5 Do n't make a dash for the first restaurant you see .
15 ‘ What on earth do you with a baby all day ? ’ asked a friend when he became a dad for the first time .
16 SCOTS comedian Robbie Coltrane , 42 , was taken by surprise yesterday when he became a father for the first time .
17 Many congratulations to LLOYD COLE who became a father for the first time when his wife recently gave birth to a baby boy Billy , in New York .
18 The respondent consulted a solicitor for the first time at that stage .
19 On 20 March 1989 papers were served on him and he then consulted a solicitor for the first time .
20 It had been much more exciting than seeing a weka for the first time .
21 Wives were given a say for the first time , and what they wanted was romantic practicality .
22 Oh , but how much more interesting it will be if the other lot are given a go for the first time in 13 years .
23 Always read manufacturer 's instructions carefully — especially before using a depilator for the first time
24 York finally produced a win for the first time since the second half of November but only by 1110 against a side who went desperately close to clinching a late victory themselves .
25 York finally produced a win for the first time since the second half of November but only by 1110 against a side who went desperately close to clinching a late victory themselves .
26 Every year , some 100,000 people in England and Wales suffer a stroke for the first time — one third will die within two to three weeks whilst around half the survivors remain permanently disabled .
27 When I tell you that , every year , 100,000 people in England and Wales suffer a stroke for the first time and that some of these may be unborn babies or small children , then I am sure that you will want to help .
28 He was wearing a tie for the first time in his life .
29 And I was fourteen years old before I touched a piano for the first time . ’
30 For instance , many children when they draw a house for the first time will do their utmost to draw the four sides and the roof of the building all in one drawing , and they generally succeed in portraying three sides and the roof of the house , all laid out flat .
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