Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] the first time [pron] " 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 | There was the added complication that for the first time there would be a period of five minutes or so when I would have to shut inside my satchel not only my outdoor shoes but my gym shoes as well . |
| 5 | Although there was widespread speculation as to the authenticity of the leaflets , experts believed that for the first time there was fairly solid evidence to show that the group was experiencing internal problems , with the possibility that a moderate faction had appeared to question the cult of leadership of Sendero leader Abimael Guzmán Renoso and his military strategy to bring down the state . |
| 6 | Her eleventh novel , Gwendolen , has just been published and she says that for the first time she is writing for her soul . |
| 7 | Then he realised that for the first time he was looking into the front of a hurricane . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It was made easier for companies to set up their own schemes and for the first time everyone would be given the right of a personal pension of their own . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | One looks at a star , one sees radiation from an object which may have a surface temperature of many thousands of degrees — in fact , internal temperatures of millions of degrees , but with a radio telescope one 's looking at very , very cold regions and these were totally inaccessible before the advent of radio astronomy , or of this type anyway , and for the first time one was able to see material spread between the stars rather thinly , but in fact in a very cold state . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | It is a language that needs a large memory capacity and for the first time there were machines available to use it . |
| 18 | The couple begin to lead separate lives and for the first time there is public concern over the marriage . |
| 19 | The new trolleybus service was numbered 654 and for the first time there was a through service crossing the main road at West Croydon . |
| 20 | The wife obligingly lifted her arm and for the first time there was a flash of something pale , as if to show that there really was flesh and blood beneath the shapeless black garment . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | It reminded her painfully of Jordan and for the first time she thought about how she was never going to touch him again . |
| 23 | Once the heaviness dropped away her black hair formed into tight curls , and for the first time she looked almost pretty . |
| 24 | 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 … |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | A muscle twitched in his cheek , and for the first time she was aware of his tension . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | A frisson of fear scorched down Robyn 's spine and for the first time she recognised the potential danger of her situation . |
| 30 | It was empty , and for the first time she noticed the bolt on the door between galley and main cabin . |