Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] for the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Angie Bowie : I actually met David for the first time when he was with feathers at the Roundhouse and I was with the European head of Mercury Records , a gentleman called Lou Reisner . |
| 2 | BHUTAN : AI visited Bhutan for the first time in January at the invitation of King Jigme Wangchuck . |
| 3 | A year later Moore captained England for the first time , against Czechoslovakia . |
| 4 | They will also be showered with gifts like top-of-the-range Mercedes cars and luxury apartments if they can spring a World Cup upset and beat England for the first time . |
| 5 | In November Nelson Mandela , deputy president of the African National Congress , visited Swaziland for the first time since his February release . |
| 6 | In mid-November a United States congressional delegation visited China for the first time since the massacre . |
| 7 | In November a Vatican delegation visited Vietnam for the first time . |
| 8 | When his friend Calder took an autumn break , Sole skippered Scotland for the first time , in a 38-17 win against Fiji at Murrayfield . |
| 9 | However , Mitterrand denied on Jan. 20 that there was any geographical limitation on French commitment to the allied force and on Jan. 24 French aircraft bombed Iraq for the first time . |
| 10 | When ‘ Dick ’ met Wayne for the first time , Widmark said to the Duke , ‘ Tell your press agent that the name is Richard . ’ |
| 11 | Erm , I met Mr for the first time in the airport lounge at , erm er , er , Kennedy Airport erm , we discussed at great length and had a very interesting discussion erm , er , Pearsons erm , he accepted er , the job and h I , he has no obligation to me whatsoever and he is one of the er , members of the er , remuneration committee , and I actually take offence at what you 're saying . |
| 12 | Berry dismisses criticism of climbs of this kind , made recently by Reinhiold Messner among others : ‘ It 's all very well for him to say this kind of thing , but when he climbed Everest for the first time without oxygen and on other occasions , he was quite happy to make use of heavyweight-style expeditions . |
| 13 | Goal machine Martin McGaughey , even deadlier than Cowan at his Linfield peak , had a chance to decide for himself when he faced Smith for the first time last week . |
| 14 | Commenting on its figures ( see page five ) , Eschborn , Germany-based Linotype AG says its 1992 domestic orders fell by 6% but the company enjoyed solid gains in key foreign markets , with the US up 18% , Japan up 24% and the Middle and Far East showing gains of between 15% and 49% ; the US market surpassed Germany for the first time , and exports at the computerised printing systems and equipment company accounted for 72.1% of overall business in 1992 after 69.1% a year earlier . |
| 15 | When I saw Jekub for the first time I thought , OK , this is what he used . ’ |
| 16 | I saw Begampur for the first time on a hot evening in early May . |
| 17 | ‘ I saw Siena for the first time in Autumn , ’ said Tom Tedder , with a catch in his voice . |
| 18 | He immediately took me up the tower , and — stepping out onto the balcony — I saw Oxford for the first time . |
| 19 | Germany outstripped Britain for the first time as the largest contributor last year . |
| 20 | The result : Des was airlifted out of the Gulf in mid-May and , on May 29 , at Arden Grange International Quarantine Kennels in Albourne , Sussex , Dave saw Des for the first time since March 23 . |
| 21 | This emerges in the form of a dreary Swedish mantra along the lines of ‘ He tried to beat mee , but I beat heem , and so I won Weembledon for the first time . ’ |
| 22 | In 1348 the bubonic plague , known as the Black Death , struck Europe for the first time and , in conditions of poor sanitation , famine and undernourishment , made rapid progress . |