Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] [prep] the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two years ago , he took charge of the Elliott Sports Jets side who won the women 's trophy for the first time and , on Sunday , he will be plotting the downfall of Su Ragazzi in the men 's final . |
| 2 | Then she discarded that , too , and left Corrie 's side for the first time to join in with the other children . |
| 3 | Defender Tony Mowbray could return to Celtic 's side for the first time in ten weeks and silence speculation that manager Liam Brady is willing to sell the player . |
| 4 | Then , fortified by a visit to the ‘ Manet and the Post-Impressionists ’ exhibition at the Grafton Galleries ( 1910 ) , where he saw Cézanne 's work for the first time , Bomberg entered the Slade School of Art in London with the aid of a much-needed loan from the Jewish Education Aid Society . |
| 5 | A new director , responsible for a large section of the company 's business for the first time , was not in a particularly enviable position ; there were men equally as bright and considerably younger , poised ready to pull the mat from under him as soon as they saw an opportunity ; Hank could be their chance . |
| 6 | Scholfield teamed up with Georgie 's Caper for the first time to win the Restricted ( Div 2 ) and then took the Open unchallenged on Confused Express . |
| 7 | This is shown after the two men come across Curley 's wife for the first time , and also Curley himself . |
| 8 | So imagine the confused looks on the faces of viewers in America , where the PBS network has just started to show the Yorkshire Dale 's soap for the first time . |
| 9 | They are on CAP 's agenda for the first time , but only as a footnote , as part of a number of so-called ’ additional measures ’ still to be settled . |
| 10 | The curtain went up on Charley 's Aunt for the first time at the Theatre Royal . |
| 11 | And he notices his lover 's leg for the first time since the last time . |
| 12 | She thought she might even be able to get a good night 's sleep for the first time since she had arrived at the house . |
| 13 | John Stork — when in his mid-30s — became aware of headhunting when he found himself on the receiving end of a headhunter 's call for the first time ; in due course he became the successful candidate , but did not take the job , staying on as a member of the international Board of Masius Wynne-Williams advertising agency , where he had earlier been head of research . |
| 14 | Pedro Campos , project manager said , ‘ We are aware that a country going into the America 's Cup for the first time has never done well , but at the same time we are going there to win ; no-one knows about the class . ’ |
| 15 | WOLVES winger Robbie Dennison has been recalled to Northern Ireland 's squad for the first time in a year . |
| 16 | You take me away for the weekend and then come back and act as if you 've just met me at a friend 's house for the first time ! |
| 17 | Meeting your wife 's mother for the first time . |
| 18 | Doubt flickered across Harris ' face for the first time . |
| 19 | When entering a kung fu club for the first time , there are certain principles of etiquette to be observed . |
| 20 | The CD used to be considered a luxury item , but last year its share of the music market broke the 50 per cent barrier for the first time . |