Example sentences of "[noun prp] for the first [noun] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Ernst Richter was the latest recruit from the academy , having arrived the previous day , and he had been assigned to work with Mauer for the first month so that his temperament and personality could be assessed to ensure that later on he would be paired with the right partner .
2 We can not win the Ryder Cup , the Curtis Cup , the Walker Cup in the United States for the first time again .
3 Also representing Scotland for the first time today will be the Ferguslie all-rounder , Stuart Kennedy , who follows in the footsteps of brother , Iain , who was capped six times .
4 ‘ My whinge is being charged 10 for being overdrawn with National Giro for the first time ever and by only 3.11 — and even though they were in possession of cheques for 36.53 which they knew would be honoured . ’
5 John Major will meet Bill Clinton for the first time tomorrow .
6 One should visit Italy for the first time either alone or with a lover , she decided .
7 They met in Northampton for the first time ever before Saturday 's offical world heavyweight title eliminator .
8 Villages now a mere half-hour apart by car could then be prohibitively far away : the daughter of an Essex farm horseman was taken to see his parents across the county boundary in Suffolk for the first time only at the age of 14 .
9 Ridge rovers arriving in South Wales for the first time probably have firm plans to tackle the splendid routes in the Black Mountains and , of course , the classic escarpment topped by Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons .
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