Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adj] for the first " in BNC.

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1 Lynda said that getting ready for the first visitors was proving quite a challenge .
2 You will probably find that you perform very badly and feel dreadful for the first few minutes .
3 Sheep entries set a new record , and topped 500 for the first time .
4 This year he is revisiting those parts , and visiting some for the first time , for a series of regional bookselling reports for The Bookseller .
5 In comparison , the index for eastern Germany — including price-controlled goods — was below the level for 1989 for the final quarter of 1990 at 98.5 , but reached 107.0 for the first quarter of 1991 ( 1989=100 ) .
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