Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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1 | Try looking at people , objects and places as if you are seeing them for the first time without being influenced by what you have known about them in the past . |
2 | For me one of the greatest gifts is the ability to look at things as if you are seeing them for the first time . |
3 | Let me now assume that you are being considered by a prospective principal and are seeing him for the first time . |
4 | ‘ Often the man is the only breadwinner and without him the family has to rely on state benefits — the social security system can be horrendous if you 're using it for the first time . |
5 | We we 're keeping it under the first weight bracket er for for cost reasons . |
6 | But that still does n't tell me why you 're wearing them in the first place , does it ? ’ she grinned . |
7 | Yeah if you have to moan about that you should n't be driving it in the first place . |
8 | cummings and Edwin Morgan are , however , splendidly useful , and if practitioners keep coming across the same texts , it has to be remembered that students may very well be meeting them for the first time . |
9 | ‘ … and this is Folly , who will be joining us for the first time this weekend . |
10 | Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time . |
11 | If you were seeing it for the first time , what impressions would you receive ? |
12 | She glanced up at him , feeling oddly shy , almost as though she were meeting him for the first time with no doubts , no mistrust , between them . |
13 | She made it sound as if she were saying it for the first time . |
14 | The expletive sounded strange to the sergeant on Blanche 's lips , as if she were hearing it for the first time . |
15 | Consequently the company is touting it as the first hub to support seamless migration from direct-attached to Token Ring-attached devices . |
16 | The boyish expression transformed the hard planes of his face and she stared at him as if she was seeing him for the first time . |
17 | Since then , I had managed to film them on their wintering grounds in India , but now I was seeing them for the first time at the other end of the journey . |
18 | He gave her a long , slow look as if he was seeing her for the first time . |