Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bridget looked after her son for the first eighteen months before getting a job so he recognises her as his mother , whereas it could be quite easy for a baby to start calling its grandmother " Mum " . |
| 2 | In the case of other human beings I have the evidence of my senses for the first and last links of the series , but not for the intermediate link . |
| 3 | The Chinese foreign ministry said yesterday that a resumption of Sino-British dialogue depended on Mr Patten abandoning the proposals , which would allow Hong Kong people to elect a majority of their legislature for the first time in 1995. — Reuter |
| 4 | THE mothers at the centre of the hospital baby swop case talked of their anguish for the first time last night . |
| 5 | On the strength of its hearings for the first eighteen applications the Reviewing Committee for the Export of Works of Art duly stopped all the drawings and starred the group , thus indicating its special status only the sixth time this has ever happened . |
| 6 | She had lain in her child 's bed and become aware of the reality of her heart for the first time as its beat quickened in response to the sparrow 's wild meanderings . |
| 7 | A woman has the right to stop work until her child is three and gets a third of her salary for the first 18 months . |
| 8 | Today he spoke of his ordeal for the first time.Shortly before midnight on Sunday he 'd checked and locked up the pub as normal . |
| 9 | Details of his transactions for the first month are given . |
| 10 | But Steve Lunn 's superb solo effort four minutes from time , the best goal of the match , brought Shilton out of his dugout for the first time to summon all hands on deck . |
| 11 | Thus when the girl secretary who was to become Dostoevsky 's wife rang the bell of his flat for the first time , the door was opened by an elderly woman servant with a green shawl thrown over her shoulders . |
| 12 | His continued absence increases speculation that Arsenal 's David Seaman will step out of his shadow for the first time in 18 months against the Poles next week . |
| 13 | But it might help your learners if they used some of your techniques for the first five or ten minutes of viewing . |
| 14 | So do n't , you get most of your marks for the first erm sort of twenty minutes writing usually unless your r I mean some of you might not get any marks at but I mean most of you will yeah you get most of your marks on the first twenty minutes . |
| 15 | He had looked directly into her face for the first time and she saw his dark eyes blaze with a mixture of anger and pain . |
| 16 | Sean Dodds , for Kelly , said he was out with his girlfriend for the first time since the birth of their baby . |
| 17 | WARTIME Spitfire pilot F/L Tony Cooper was recently re-united with his aircraft for the first time since crashing on marshland near the Humber Estuary in 1944 . |
| 18 | It may also have brought some families into his service for the first time , among them the Pulleys ( or Pullowes ) of Helmsley , whose head , Henry , was to be one of Richard 's yeomen after his accession . |
| 19 | It may also have brought some families into his service for the first time , among them the Pulleys ( or Pullowes ) of Helmsley , whose head , Henry , was to be one of Richard 's yeomen after his accession . |
| 20 | Now a doubt was creeping into his mind for the first time . |
| 21 | I reckon I 'd hardly surface from my bunker for the first few days . ’ |
| 22 | ARSENAL 'S rent-a-crowd will assist the team in their battle for the first Premier League title . |
| 23 | After the punchline had been delivered and the ensuing laughter had died away , the blonde swayed away from the bar and looked in their direction for the first time . |
| 24 | The audience were in their seats for the first of the two evening performances . |
| 25 | Each of the five Wedgwood Rooms had scored the biggest percentage sales increase in their region for the first quarter of 1992 . |
| 26 | Belinda Jones , ’ the owner of the name said simply , and waited while Dr Russell 's sister seemed to fully take in her presence for the first time . |
| 27 | Mrs Beveridge cared for Leanne 's two children in her home for the first 24 hours of the siege . |
| 28 | She made her way to the second floor , her frown deepening as she looked about her , properly taking in her surroundings for the first time . |
| 29 | The completed cycle was screened in its entirety for the first time at the Venice Festival this autumn . |
| 30 | The music ranges from the familiar to the unknown — from an early opera played in its entirety for the first time to a unique performance of The Messiah where you can actually join in the singing . |