Example sentences of "[pron] for the [num ord] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel turned his head to look at me for the first time and smiled in a kindly manner . |
| 2 | ‘ Millions of people travel to the region every year many of them for the first time and we want to make sure that the lasting impression they take with them is a good one . ’ |
| 3 | The quarrel between faith and unbelief touched him for the first time and unsettled his mind . |
| 4 | I could then have pretended to notice him for the first time and have engaged him in conversation in an impromptu manner . |
| 5 | It was then that she really saw him for the first time and the blood began to sing in her ears . |
| 6 | When she said this she looked full at him for the first time and ill though she seemed he saw in her eyes the full pride and command of an eagle . |
| 7 | He looked at her for the first time and saw the tears on her cheeks that were glistening in the starlight . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't know if Bobby will break into the Great Britain team for the World Cup final against Australia in October , but he should make it for the next series and then hang on to the job . |