Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [prep] the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hundreds of these youngsters were hearing French or English for the first time at , for example , a lecture on the Lake Poets . |
| 2 | As I did n't want to undergo the inconvenience of surgery to remove the offending gall bladder , I opted for virtually fat free eating , with the miraculous side effect of acquiring slim hips and thighs for the first time in my adult life ( see photograph on next page ) . |
| 3 | In 1892 , the union 's expenditure exceeded its income and reserves for the first time . |
| 4 | As more cars came , they took over the Fleetwood service , until on 10 March 1953 , there was a complete service by Coronations between Starr Gate and Fleetwood for the first time . |
| 5 | Tan heard Bach and Beethoven for the first time , and ‘ totally forgot about myself ’ . |
| 6 | Previous abridgements of the Philosophical Transactions had been carried out on a piecemeal basis , whereas Baddam 's version provided continuity and uniformity for the first time ( see Nichols 's summary of them in the above , pp. 482–3 ) . |
| 7 | Talks took place between China and Taiwan for the first time since the Communists took control of China in 1949 and the former Nationalist government fled to Taiwan . |
| 8 | A further promotion will be run on the Pedigree Chum and Whiskas calendars which will be sold through pet shops and supermarkets for the first time ever . |
| 9 | He thought of Hugo , who had revolutionised his own thinking , who had made him challenge and question for the first time . |
| 10 | She said : ‘ It was great to see mum and dad for the first time in several days . |
| 11 | She said : ‘ It was great to see mum and dad for the first time in several days . |
| 12 | After taking his trousers and underpants off-for the first time ever in front of someone who was n't a member of his family — he was told he had no transmittable diseases — whatever they were , thought Charlie . |
| 13 | The scheme , if adopted , would allow the government to set " statutory water quality objectives " for all inland and coastal waters in England and Wales for the first time . |