Example sentences of "their [noun pl] for the first [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In every production there comes an awkward jerky stage when the cast abandon their books for the first time , but for The Hooded Owl it seemed to be going on longer than usual . |
2 | For many , the thought of leaving their parents for the first time left them subdued . |
3 | To make the country even more civilized the railways were embarking on building great hotels by their stations for the first time . |
4 | In the Third World new nations were flexing their muscles for the first time . |
5 | ENGLAND 'S Colts emulated their seniors for the first time in three seasons at the Parc de Pugh in Brecon by toppling the Welsh Youth in no uncertain fashion . |
6 | On 25th May , while the German army raced ruthlessly across Belgium and the inhabitants of England watched their skies for the first signs of airborne invasion , the scientists in the Oxford Pathology Department performed a crucial experiment . |