Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pers pn] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I only met her for the first time earlier this evening . ’ |
| 2 | I only meant it for the best . |
| 3 | They scarcely left it for the next two weeks , their passion putting her dreams to shame . |
| 4 | There was a period of incredibly intense excitement which , I think , probably sustained me for the next five or ten years . |
| 5 | It was a move that clearly suited him for the following season he was picked for the county squad . |
| 6 | James Boswell , for example , often used them for the former , even occasionally , apparently , for the latter ; but never it seems with his wife . |
| 7 | As he unhesitatingly obeyed , she watched him , really examined him for the first time in their acquaintance . |
| 8 | It was then that she really saw him for the first time and the blood began to sing in her ears . |
| 9 | Nothing , however , quite prepared us for the momentous last months of this decade . |
| 10 | Sonny , of course , never made it for the final show . |