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

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1 So too does its preoccupation with the shadow of death , looming in their own generation for the first time .
2 His revelation touched a nerve among viewers , many of whom phoned in to say how his courage had helped them admit their own problem for the first time .
3 Crusaders were pinned back in their own half for the first 20 minutes as the visiting pack was dominant .
4 These pressures are much greater among the young who are attempting to find their own accommodation for the first time .
5 The Parachute Regiment will retain one band with the merger of the Falkland and Pegasus Bands and the Army Air Corps will have its own band for the first time .
6 LITTLE Laura Davies played happily at home yesterday morning after waking in her own bed for the first time in more than five months .
7 His pedigree may be long , but nevertheless here he is on piano and electronic keyboards leading his own band for the first time on disc with the driving drums of Jeff ‘ Tain ’ Watts ( also of Branford Marsalis group fame ) , Branford himself on tenor sax , Roderick Ward ( alto sax ) , Charnett Moffett , Chris McBridge , Robert Hurst or Andy Gonzales ( all alternating on bass ) , Jerry Gonzales ( percussion ) and on one track Steve Berrios and on two Don Alias ( both on drums , percussion ) .
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