Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun pl] for [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Third World new nations were flexing their muscles for the first time . |
| 2 | Her frozen surprise made him pause at the door , a gleam of amusement touching his eyes for the first time . |
| 3 | For many , the thought of leaving their parents for the first time left them subdued . |
| 4 | The next day we spent the forenoon ashore at Smeerenburg looking at the remains of the old Dutch whaling-station , and setting our feet for the first time on the Spitsbergen tundra . |
| 5 | Mock interviews and tape-recording answers will pay handsome dividends at the interview itself when you would otherwise find yourself practising your answers for the first time . |