Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] for the first [noun sg] " 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 | On Friday 's show Tim will choose one of this week 's winners for the first prize of fish and chips in a Limo with champagne . |
| 3 | When they went through the first gate at the bottom of the hill they were out of people 's eyes for the first time since they had met . |
| 4 | There is n't that sudden moment when the music stops and you look into one another 's eyes for the first time , or whatever . |
| 5 | Fei Yen rose slowly , meeting the prince 's eyes for the first time and seeing how quickly he re-directed his gaze . |
| 6 | Then she discarded that , too , and left Corrie 's side for the first time to join in with the other children . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Won a national competition — well a competition in a national magazine — by imagining how to put together three exceptional outfits for three occasions : a job interview , meeting a partner 's parents for the first time , and addressing a conference . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The report , the product of four years ' work by a special WEC committee , attempts to bring renewable energy sources into the council 's calculations for the first time . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Erich Honecker , the party leader , spoke about the country 's problems for the first time in an address to party leaders , but simply echoed the Politburo statement . |
| 14 | This is shown after the two men come across Curley 's wife for the first time , and also Curley himself . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The curtain went up on Charley 's Aunt for the first time at the Theatre Royal . |
| 18 | The purchaser 's objectives for the first meeting should be as follows : |
| 19 | BRADFORD and former Middlesbrough rider Gary Havelock has been chosen as England 's captain for the first Test of the new season against Australia . |
| 20 | Nicandra waited breathless for " Come in " to sound , before running to Maman 's bed for the first kiss of the day . |
| 21 | And he notices his lover 's leg for the first time since the last time . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | They made love on the cool marble floor of the terrace , and much later went to bed and slept in each other 's arms for the first time in months . |
| 25 | 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 . ’ |
| 26 | A BLOOD-SUCKING parasite from Asia is attacking Britain 's bees for the first time and honey supplies could be affected . |
| 27 | The eagerly awaited 1992 results , due to be published next month , will include Dowty 's results for the first time and should answer many questions about the health of the aerospace company . |
| 28 | WOLVES winger Robbie Dennison has been recalled to Northern Ireland 's squad for the first time in a year . |
| 29 | 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 ! |
| 30 | Meeting your wife 's mother for the first time . |