Example sentences of "[vb pp] and [prep] [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The power of traditional chiefs was curbed and for the first time women and young people were drawn into the political process . |
| 2 | On the first day of the blizzard 30 of my sheep got buried and on the first night my kennel runs were covered with six feet of snow , making it difficult , if not impossible , to get the dogs out . |
| 3 | But one winter she got flu , her work was sapped and for the first time the critics were unkind . |
| 4 | Steam sprinklers were introduced and on the first day of their operation , they successfully doused another fire that would have probably removed the remainder of the factory had it taken hold . |
| 5 | The marquis 's voice had softened and for the first time Topaz gave him a wide smile . |