Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [vb past] for [art] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 I used a variant of it in a pastiche of the 1930s story I wrote for the fiftieth anniversary of Collins Crime Club in 1980 .
2 In one such mood I turned for the first time to Marcus Aurelius .
3 At that moment I realised for the first time that not a single word had been uttered on the subject since the accident happened .
4 At this point I saw for the first time , a really good reason for my being in Thailand as PCV .
5 As I came down into Salisbury that day I knew for the first time that I had been happy .
6 Alone in bed I wondered for the first time whether the girl had been truly dead when we threw her into the river .
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