Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [pron] [prep] [art] first " 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 | Its bluish-black eyes seemed to focus on her for the first time . |
| 3 | Nigel turned his head to look at me for the first time and smiled in a kindly manner . |
| 4 | Asked if they would lose respect for a woman who was prepared to sleep with them on a first date , 24% neither agree nor disagree ; 18% strongly disagree ; 17% tend to disagree ; 16% tend to agree ; 15% strongly agree and 10% do n't know . |
| 5 | What on earth has it got to do with him in the first place ? |
| 6 | A defendant who does not believe in consent could either be one who fleetingly turns his mind to the issue of consent but since he is indifferent to the matter forms no view at all or one whose indifference is such that he entirely fails to think about it in the first place . |