Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | Try looking at people , objects and places as if you are seeing them for the first time without being influenced by what you have known about them in the past . |
2 | For me one of the greatest gifts is the ability to look at things as if you are seeing them for the first time . |
3 | Let me now assume that you are being considered by a prospective principal and are seeing him for the first time . |
4 | ‘ Often the man is the only breadwinner and without him the family has to rely on state benefits — the social security system can be horrendous if you 're using it for the first time . |
5 | We we 're keeping it under the first weight bracket er for for cost reasons . |
6 | But that still does n't tell me why you 're wearing them in the first place , does it ? ’ she grinned . |
7 | so if you 're putting it in the second half of the second term |
8 | ‘ I 'm telling you for the last time , Harvey . |
9 | ‘ I 'm telling you for the last time , Liz , get up and let's go home . |