Example sentences of "[adv] and for the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He saw with pleasure that she looked cold but not frightened ; she was beginning to swim more slowly and for the first time with trust , as if the water were a friendly and not an alien element . |
| 2 | The angels said it would be all right and for the first time , she thought , What if it is n't ? |
| 3 | Mine Host Norman raised his glass of Highland Park whisky yesterday and for the first time managed to raise a smile from the assembled guests . |
| 4 | Christine looked across and for the first time a defensive flabbiness crawled across her face . |
| 5 | One that I look a lot more like the Prime Minister wearing my reading glasses than the Prime Minister actually looks like the Prime Minister and two , the hidden benefits of wearing your reading glasses , group , here , is that I ca n't see a thing over there and for the first time in ten years I 'm gon na enjoy delivering a speech . |
| 6 | Media coverage of the CIOB has increased significantly and for the first time coverage has been obtained at national level on television , radio and in the press . |