Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [noun pl] for [art] first " in BNC.
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1 | Under a new law , proposed during the fifth session of the eighth National Assembly ( which convened in Hanoi on June 20-30 , 1989 ) , non-CPV members were allowed to stand as candidates for the first time . |
2 | Before Christmas many of the shops had to open on Sundays for the first time just to try to make up for the terrible year . |
3 | ‘ I just want to get this season over and start from fresh again , ’ added the ring-rusty world No 55 , also forced to play in glasses for the first time . |
4 | We no longer wear mourning clothes for a fixed period of time , we do n't refuse to go to parties for the first six months after the death of someone close to us , we do n't take time immediately after the death for intensive grieving . |
5 | It 's difficult to think about things for the first time in the heat of the moment , so plan it out now . |
6 | Okay now at this stage you do n't normally have to ask for volunteers for the first group because it usually sort of role then off they go . |
7 | Twenty-six racial equality officers came to the university to enrol in classes for the first ever diploma in race and community relations . |
8 | As we prayed for him it was clear that the Holy Spirit was touching him powerfully , and he began to speak in tongues for the first time . |