Example sentences of "see [noun] [prep] the first time " in BNC.

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1 but it falls down in front of the unexpected , when you actually do see things for the first time .
2 ‘ They are much smaller than I expected ’ is the usual remark from people seeing puffins for the first time .
3 For his summer holiday he went with Henry Legerton to Positano , seeing Italy for the first time , and sent a card to Hanns : ‘ We have lounged like lizards .
4 When I saw Jekub for the first time I thought , OK , this is what he used . ’
5 I saw Begampur for the first time on a hot evening in early May .
6 ‘ I saw Siena for the first time in Autumn , ’ said Tom Tedder , with a catch in his voice .
7 He immediately took me up the tower , and — stepping out onto the balcony — I saw Oxford for the first time .
8 During eight American tours , two years in South America , and in South Africa , Australasia , India , and the Far East , thousands saw ballet for the first time .
9 The result : Des was airlifted out of the Gulf in mid-May and , on May 29 , at Arden Grange International Quarantine Kennels in Albourne , Sussex , Dave saw Des for the first time since March 23 .
10 Seeing London for the first time , not very impressed , I I liked Crystal Palace but tt .
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