Example sentences of "[pers pn] for the [adj] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked at me for the first time when I said this . |
| 2 | I now see that Travis is so smitten that he would n't accept anything but that , meeting me for the first time when I called at your apartment , you at once became very much attracted to me . |
| 3 | Seventy boys and girls from U6 to U14 played rugby — most of them for the first time ever . |
| 4 | You need a sound night 's sleep to prepare you for the taxing journey tomorrow . |
| 5 | Shannon had met him for the first time when he 'd arrived to film the pilot episode , and her dislike for the golden Adonis had been instant . |
| 6 | I met him for the first time ever when he took over the leadership of the party from the recently deceased Hugh Gaitskell in February 1963 . |
| 7 | Jean Cocteau , Peggy Guggenheim tells us in her autobiography Confessions of an Art Addict , received her for the first time comfortably horizontal between the sheets , smoking opium . |
| 8 | ‘ I only met her for the first time earlier this evening . ’ |
| 9 | He looked at her for a moment as if seeing her for the first time then paused , giving the question serious thought . |
| 10 | It had prepared her for the coming meeting when she would be alone at last with the youth who was King of England ; the youth she loved … |
| 11 | When he took the stage to collect the award ( winning it for the second time following two years of Vivienne Westwood ) , Ozbek did n't stand a chance . |
| 12 | ‘ … I 'll do it for the Young Farmers sometime . ’ |
| 13 | As hard as Marshall try to convey the message of versatility in this type of combo , I defy anyone who plugs into it for the first time not to go straight for the overdrive sounds : ‘ If it 's a Marshall then it 's going to rock , whether it wants to or not ! ’ |
| 14 | My sister had a baby about three months ago , and I met it for the first time when I went home . ’ |
| 15 | She guessed Ursula 's diamond-encrusted eternity ring had inflicted the damage and recalled being shown it for the first time nearly ten years ago . |
| 16 | this morning when , where we all watched it for the first time together and as , as Richard said you know , I 'm , I 'm squeamish about going to the dentist , so , and it cos er , it 's basically there 's a scene in the bar where they 're pulling this guy 's tooth out |
| 17 | It makes a firmer fabric than an every needle rib , makes a double jacquard pattern shorter and truer to the actual pattern and , also , you can use it for the plain rows instead of the ‘ striper ’ card if you like the texture . |
| 18 | it finishes on the eighteen so I 'll have to book it for the previous Friday so Harry says oh that 's great it 'll be my birthday too . |