Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [pron] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | Having watched television documentaries about life in East Germany , Becker was keen to see for himself for the first time . |
2 | As well as coaching many of Britain 's leading international crews , Spracklen is a key member of the Oxford University team , and he will be returning from Canada in March to look after them for the last fortnight before the Boat Race . |
3 | Its bluish-black eyes seemed to focus on her for the first time . |
4 | Nigel turned his head to look at me for the first time and smiled in a kindly manner . |
5 | He had been thinking about buying Lyn a kitten for her birthday , and as he came up to the great dolmen , had paused to look at it for the thousandth time , he had seen the bundle on the ground . |
6 | Given that ( i ) no other sources support this view ; ( ii ) the view is none the less generally reasonable ; ( iii ) evidence from Pomponius ( and perhaps also Julian ) seems to speak against it for the second century ; and ( iv ) a Justinianic interpolation seems unlikely , it seems most probable that the text represents the genuine view of Papinian . |