Example sentences of "[noun sg] for the [adj] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To those leaving we say thank you for your efforts during an especially difficult past two years and to those coming on board for the first time we wish you every success in the future . |
| 2 | As he pulled out of the pit lane for the first time she found it hard to keep her emotions second to her job . |
| 3 | The following version is useful to give children the opportunity to channel excess energy — everybody is in action for the whole time it is being played . |
| 4 | When he 'd first arrived he had lived in a succession of bedsitting rooms on the west side , for which he had been charged extortionate rents by landlords who he never met ; the third night after coming to The Bar for the first time he had slept with someone who knew of someone who had a spare room at a much more reasonable price , and Boy had moved in . |
| 5 | When you conduct a symphony for the first time you may fear a breakdown in every bar . |
| 6 | Soft muslin cloth for the odd time I do n't want the work to get too hot . |
| 7 | There was a silence for the first time it occurred to first form that the spider might of been put there on purpose , they looked at one another . |
| 8 | Rural living standards in most areas had improved significantly in the 1980s , but last year for the first time they fell back . |
| 9 | Last year for the first time we were charged £10.58 for an audit certificate — something District Audit assure me takes a few minutes to complete and is provided free of charge by most banks . |
| 10 | I sometimes cycled to Bude Grammar School for the short time I was there . |
| 11 | But as the runners made round the left-hand bend in front of the stands and set off into the country for the first time she was joined in the lead by Run And Skip , and the company clearly put her off , for she hit the third fence hard . |
| 12 | And in taking prey for the first time he had found courage . |
| 13 | After emerging from the sea for the fourth time he groaned about his physique . |
| 14 | When you 're 15 and working in an office for the first time it is a new world and a big challenge — especially when all your colleagues are speaking a foreign language . |