Example sentences of "[vb infin] for [art] first [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although a total prohibition exists for the third category above , special circumstances may exist for the first two services . |
| 2 | Active or REM sleep onset will persist for the first twelve months of life in normal infants . |
| 3 | As soon as the passport came through , Coleman should wait for the first convenient lull in the fighting in Beirut and then leave immediately . |
| 4 | Trees grown on MM111 rootstock will reach a robust 18–20ft in height , but wo n't crop for the first six years . |
| 5 | Yeah , I did n't smoke for the first six months and then I finished work and I was at home |
| 6 | The CAT scanner which the hospital wants for its X ray department will cost £600,000 to buy and run for the first few years . |
| 7 | They had food in their saddlebags for two days , and the pack mules carried grain and hay for the horses , there being little forage in the hills the patrol would traverse for the first two days . |
| 8 | The Department of Industry will pay for the first three years , but after that expects FABMS to pay for itself . |
| 9 | The term was for 26 years paying a one-twelfth to the Lord , save for the first six months when no claim would be made . |
| 10 | The time set for one of the days is midnight , but it is not clear how long the Committee might sit for the first six days . |