Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [prep] the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 'd be easier if we met my troops for the first time at the concert , ’ he said . |
| 2 | I washed my billycans for the first time since Reggane , and cleaned the kit and groundsheet with disinfectant . |
| 3 | In every production there comes an awkward jerky stage when the cast abandon their books for the first time , but for The Hooded Owl it seemed to be going on longer than usual . |
| 4 | For many , the thought of leaving their parents for the first time left them subdued . |
| 5 | To make the country even more civilized the railways were embarking on building great hotels by their stations for the first time . |
| 6 | In the Third World new nations were flexing their muscles for the first time . |
| 7 | ENGLAND 'S Colts emulated their seniors for the first time in three seasons at the Parc de Pugh in Brecon by toppling the Welsh Youth in no uncertain fashion . |
| 8 | The fact that the Institute was setting down its objectives for the first time was seen as ‘ a move in the right direction ’ . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Meanwhile I saw her breasts for the first time . |
| 11 | When the Reading Room opened its doors for the first time in the city of St Louis , Missouri , it became the world 's first literary brothel . |
| 12 | Foxhall Stadium opens its doors for the first time on Sunday ( 2.30 pm ) with the Bangers and new formula stock cars . |
| 13 | The Irish counterpart to a London rock landmark , will open its doors for the first time in the Temple Bar area of Dublin in early December . |
| 14 | The Town Cinema opens its doors for the first time in more than thirty years tonight . |
| 15 | A new club which aims to give homeless and unemployed people what could be their only good meal of the day has opened its doors for the first time . |
| 16 | She noticed his teeth for the first time : small and irregular , like pieces of gravel on a driveway , but sparkling white . |
| 17 | Her frozen surprise made him pause at the door , a gleam of amusement touching his eyes for the first time . |
| 18 | Charlie 's hearing was fully restored a week later and a smile appeared on his lips for the first time when he saw Grace standing by his side pouring him a cup of tea . |
| 19 | Clive Smott ( 59 ) was formerly with Princess Eugene Road Garage Reserves and has agreed to come out of retirement and put on his boots for the first time in three years . |
| 20 | Table 2.2 demonstrates changes over the seventeen years to 1987 : western Europe took over half our exports for the first time in recent history ; by 1987 , the EC alone took virtually half , and most other destinations , except for North America , had declined in relative importance . |
| 21 | After that I do n't remember very much , except that in our ecstasy the fatal word ‘ love ’ passed our lips for the first time . |
| 22 | The next day we spent the forenoon ashore at Smeerenburg looking at the remains of the old Dutch whaling-station , and setting our feet for the first time on the Spitsbergen tundra . |
| 23 | SERAFIN : You sound as if you are making a cautious discovery about your feelings for the first time . |
| 24 | Mock interviews and tape-recording answers will pay handsome dividends at the interview itself when you would otherwise find yourself practising your answers for the first time . |