Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [noun] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their generosity was appreciated being so willing to give some time explaining to a fellow enthusiast the intricacies of steaming a locomotive for the first time and the difficulties which had been experienced in the rebuilding process . |
| 2 | It is one thing to win the support of electors by defeating an enemy for the first time ; it is quite another to expect admiration for slaying the same dragon twice . |
| 3 | When saving a file for the first time a SUMMARY INFORMATION menu may be displayed . |
| 4 | James got the part after his mother , Beverley , 33 , heard that Yorkshire TV were seeking a replacement for the first Oscar , Ross Marriott . |
| 5 | It had been much more exciting than seeing a weka for the first time . |
| 6 | Always read manufacturer 's instructions carefully — especially before using a depilator for the first time |
| 7 | He was wearing a tie for the first time in his life . |
| 8 | When removing a drain for the first time , the suture must be removed , and the safety pin replaced about 1″ down the tube if it is to be shortened . |
| 9 | I shall deal with a typical sequence of events for a man and a woman attending a clinic for the first time , for a check-up . |
| 10 | If you are having a baby for the first time : Your labour may last for 24 hours . |
| 11 | Added to these is the popular success of the City of Birmingham Touring Opera , which recently staged a production of The Magic Flute in Longbridge in which 48% of the audience was attending an opera for the first time . |
| 12 | Perhaps the best approach to reading a proof for the first time is positively to disbelieve each assertion made . |
| 13 | Middle-class visitors entering a work-house for the first time could be deeply shaken by the harsh indignity of the prison-like routine , the grotesque , despairing toothless faces , ‘ the forlorn , half-dazed aspect of these battered human hulks who once were young . ’ |
| 14 | Electing a President for the first time ( Mauritius having become a republic in March 1992 — see p. 38804 ) , the National Assembly on June 30 chose Cassam Uteem , hitherto Minister for Industry and Industrial Technology ; Uteem 's ministerial post went to Bashir Khodabux , also of the Mouvement militant mauricien ( MMM ) . |
| 15 | Married women who are claiming a repayment for the first time should fill in form R95(D) attached to leaflet IR 112 and send it to their local tax office . |
| 16 | A high-ranking Saudi , carrying a gun for the first time in his life , said it was for use not against Iraqis but against ‘ certain other nationalities ’ . |
| 17 | The Democratic majority did , however , succeed in overturning a veto for the first time during the four-year presidency of George Bush . |