Example sentences of "[pos pn] [adj] for the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was Barbara Castle who remarked , when Mrs Thatcher became leader of the Conservatives in 1975 , that power had made her pretty for the first time . |
| 2 | Young people striking out on their own for the first time frequently do not have transport and colleges or universities are not always situated in city centres . |
| 3 | Although they 're among the poorest people in the community , many feel better off than they 've ever been — they 've got money , time and friends of their own for the first time . |
| 4 | For , as Raymond Briggs once said , in Maus the cartoon book holds its own for the first time against all-comers as a literary medium . |
| 5 | Tallis was on her own for the first time in her eight years or so in this unimaginable land . |
| 6 | I thought we were lovers ! she wanted to scream , but she swallowed her hurt for the thousandth time and forced a smile . |
| 7 | Dick Hansen on a cold day in February 1992 , flying his P-40 for the first time . |
| 8 | The boy was going to the boxroom and was clearly excited at possessing a room of his own for the first time . |