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

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31 She moved past them , smiling at Axel , as if welcoming him for the first time .
32 I could then have pretended to notice him for the first time and have engaged him in conversation in an impromptu manner .
33 Liessa spared him a brief glance , and appeared actually to notice him for the first time .
34 Val left him for the first time since they had set up house , and went briefly ‘ home ’ .
35 Jekub can be a bit scary when you see him for the first time . ’
36 The selectors kept faith and picked him for the first Test at Edgbaston , where he bowled 42 overs without trouble , taking four wickets in his maiden Test , which England won , fairly comfortably , but 100 runs .
37 I was so relieved it was all over and my baby was alright and I held him for the first time .
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