Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [noun] for the first " in BNC.

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1 , a delightful person , was my guardian angel for the first ten days of the tour , and was also good enough to rearrange my return journey from Hyderabad , so that I could get back in London in time for an appointment on 29 November .
2 Used my travel alarm for the first time having been appointed ‘ waker up ’ for breakfast — not a success as I had forgotten to resent for French time ( one hour ahead ) — many comments about my parentage .
3 The ambitious plans were revealed when the company threw open the doors of its showpiece development for the first time yesterday .
4 The Santa Cruz Operation Inc is sidling up even closer to Compaq Computer Corp , following the signing of a worldwide OEM agreement which will see Compaq putting all SCO products through its marketing channels for the first time .
5 Adoption of Motif application programming interface specifications by X/Open Co Ltd offers a politically acceptable means for Sun Microsystems Inc to offer Motif products on its price list for the first time : its SunSoft Inc subsidiary plans to market Santa Cruz Operation Inc-owned IXI Ltd 's Motif toolkit under a deal already signed and due to be revealed soon ; subsequently SunSoft will offer a combined ‘ MoLook ’ -type COSE toolkit in first half 1994 .
6 Adoption of Motif application programming interface specifications by X/Open Co Ltd offers a politically acceptable means for Sun to offer Motif products on its price list for the first time .
7 My low fat eating programme , detailed in my Hip and Thigh Diet books , has helped hundreds of thousands of overweight men and women to lose weight and inches from their problem areas for the first time in their lives !
8 Damage to the joint and tendons was more severe than expected , but the 26-year-old from Hull still hopes to compete in January 's Commonwealth Games , which feature judo for the first time .
9 However , the foundation needs to raise £1.8m. to pay for the specially designed building and its running costs for the first year .
10 Since then campaign organiser Ann Robarts and her team have raised more than £100,000 towards the building 's £1m construction costs and the £650,000 which will be needed to cover its running costs for the first year .
11 Amy brought the complete outfit , including Lycra shorts — also her own design — to a photographic studio and saw her design move for the first time .
12 Ecstatic too when he sees his baby daughter for the first time . ’
13 Although the first two rounds of this year 's Davis Cup , one week after the Australian Open and then a week after Lipton , made it possible for him to fit them into his tournament programme for the first three months of the year when his number one ranking was under such threat , he says , ‘ The Davis Cup is certainly one of my priorities now . ’
14 Today 's move means though that he German discount rate is below our base rate for the first time in a year .
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