Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] the first time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | The motorbike slowed so that for the first time they could see the outlines of the rider , a derelict farmhouse appeared in its headlight beam and the car behind them started flashing its lights . |
2 | But on 20 September the Commission announced that for the first time it would take Britain before the European Court of Justice . |
3 | The intactness of the tomb meant that for the first time it was possible to analyse fully how the many objects found within it were used , and their ritual and social implications within the Sicàn culture better understood . |
4 | Her eleventh novel , Gwendolen , has just been published and she says that for the first time she is writing for her soul . |
5 | Then he realised that for the first time he was looking into the front of a hurricane . |
6 | While feeling a little sad at leaving , Mr. Offer said that for the first time he would be looking forward to an extra hour in bed in the morning . |
7 | This year it has an improved range which again highlights the benefits of Torsion technology , although for the first time it 's combined with injected EVA , rather than firmer PU which turned some runners away . |
8 | At this point , Scorsese 's vision freezes — as it will throughout the movie — and for the first time we hear Henry 's thoughts on the matter . |
9 | At this point , Scorsese 's vision freezes — as it will throughout the movie — and for the first time we hear Henry 's thoughts on the matter . |
10 | The impact of the section has been very broadly based in the city , and for the first time we 've added for you in very brief terms , a Domiciliary Health information of just the total number of visits made by the city health care , erm and the level of work in terms of notices served , and prosecutions , note , going up in most of the sections , particularly their units they 're small numbers , but they are significant , just the same , and the table on the top of page forty-four , erm as I said earlier , I think we reached the highest level of insect complaints in the summer that we 've ever had to deal with , it 's very usual for us to deal with a thousand , over in the summer period , this time we dealt with sixteen hundred . |
11 | It is eager to scotch rumours that the withdrawal of the Official Custodian will mean that its COIF ( Charities Official Investment Funds ) common investment funds will also disappear , and for the first time it has issued a brochure to advertise its products . |
12 | For many women in coal communities it provided the only wage labour available to them , and for the first time it provided wages for the work they 'd always done . |
13 | She hesitated at the corner , reluctant almost to discover that she was now , as of this moment , completely lost in the world , and for the first time she asked herself clearly why she had decided to come here . |
14 | It reminded her painfully of Jordan and for the first time she thought about how she was never going to touch him again . |
15 | Once the heaviness dropped away her black hair formed into tight curls , and for the first time she looked almost pretty . |
16 | Now he drew himself upwards and stepped back from her , and it seemed to give her space to breathe , for she drew air into her lungs and for the first time she spoke , almost whimpering now : ‘ I … |
17 | ‘ The day that our papers went before the panel and we heard that everything was OK , Anna walked into the room , and for the first time she said ‘ I love you . ’ |
18 | Sung , following her , held out his hand and for the first time she let him help her , gripping his hand with a force that took his breath , her fingers tightening convulsively with every little jolt she received . |
19 | A muscle twitched in his cheek , and for the first time she was aware of his tension . |
20 | And she began to laugh , her temper draining away , and for the first time she realised that he was frequently doing something which no one else had ever succeeded in doing before — he was defusing her rage . |
21 | A frisson of fear scorched down Robyn 's spine and for the first time she recognised the potential danger of her situation . |
22 | It was empty , and for the first time she noticed the bolt on the door between galley and main cabin . |
23 | She looked up at him , and for the first time she saw emotion in his eyes . |
24 | She stands close to the bed , and for the first time I see her naked : Agnes , the heroine of my novel . |
25 | Now , while as if bestowing some order of merit she fastened the beads round my neck , her face wore a motherly expression and for the first time I was with the Aunt Louise of my childhood . |
26 | And for the first time I began to think of rewriting Peter Pan in a fresh and different way . |
27 | It was a chilly evening when I left London via Paddington for Bedford , and for the first time I saw signs of panic . |
28 | There had still been nothing of that kind from John 's kidnappers and for the first time I began to have serious doubts about whether he was alive ; I began to feel less sure of it deep inside , where it mattered . |
29 | My mind was n't on my driving and for the first time I almost collided with another taxi . |
30 | I think it 's possibly the thirteenth consecutive year I 've been on the committee and for the first time I 've managed to be elected . |