Example sentences of "[pron] for [art] first [noun] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | He buggered me for the first time that night , reaching round and putting his hand over my mouth , tearing me in two . |
2 | Flavia Sherman had elected to spend the day shopping on the Rue Catinat and was to join them for the first hunt next morning . |
3 | She said , ‘ I expect it 'll be something you 'll remember and treasure for the rest of your lives , ’ and Carrie was pleased because she sounded like herself for the first time that day . |
4 | ‘ Perhaps , ’ she answered , smiling freely at him for the first time that evening . |
5 | She 'd spotted him for the first time three weekends ago when she 'd walked out on to the nightclub stage to perform her warm-up spot for the star turn of the evening . |
6 | She said : ‘ I met her for the first time this week . ’ |
7 | The employee had conceived the idea for the valve in March 1985 and was able to test it for the first time several months later ; the employer applied for a UK patent in March 1986 ; and three years later the employee applied for compensation . |
8 | The excitement of delving into the unknown was mine for the first time that day . |
9 | ‘ … and this is Folly , who will be joining us for the first time this weekend . |