Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] for [art] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the whole incident has depressed me and for the first time since being diagnosed it occurs to me that I might be dying . |
| 2 | Your very welcome Letters of the 20th of Aug. and 14th of Septr. reached us on the 23rd and 25th of Jan : they were a joyful relief to us all and were the most acceptable to me since for the first time you acknowledge I have been tried and not found wanting : believe me it will always be my highest gratification to merit the good opinions of every one but of none more than yourself : and the more confidence you repose in me the more strenuous will be my efforts to prove myself worthy of it . |
| 3 | The party turned around to face him and for the first time the fat man moved . |
| 4 | And his quality show earned the praise of manager Steve Gritt , who said : ‘ That is the best all-round performance I 've seen from him and for the second game in succession he 's earned us a draw . ’ |
| 5 | Nevertheless she followed him and for the next quarter of an hour they streaked up and down the pool . |
| 6 | In fact it took another two years for the project to be fully studied , for the government to support its formal submission to the World Bank , for the Bank 's board to approve it and for the first tranche of funds to flow . |