Example sentences of "come [prep] [noun] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is one of three drawings of Lopokova by Picasso , the latter having come to London for the first time to work on designs and sets for Massine 's Le Tricorne , writes Joanna Gibbon . |
| 2 | Many Irish women , including myself , who had come to England for the first time were truly shocked by the levels of anti-Irish racism directed at us . |
| 3 | In this phase , too , the ideological obsessions , the immorality and criminality of the regime , and — as Germany came under pressure for the first time — the draconian repression of the police state , were becoming more and more evident , and could increasingly be recognized by the ordinary civilian population . |
| 4 | The son came to England for the first time in 1922 as a Rhodes scholar . |
| 5 | It was in the spring of 1956 that Elizabeth came to Greece for the first time , on a cruise . |
| 6 | It began in April 1820 , when we came to Haworth for the first time … |
| 7 | In the next few weeks many people will be coming to class for the first time . |
| 8 | There is an old-fashioned quality to these performances which leaves me wishing for something just a little less well-upholstered , although I can imagine anyone coming to Bach for the first time with this recording could well come away with the impression that old LEAVES is quite simply the ‘ bizz ’ , and I for one would not wish to argue with that ! |
| 9 | To those leaving we say thank you for your efforts during an especially difficult past two years and to those coming on board for the first time we wish you every success in the future . |
| 10 | In this machine , some of the work Unisys has been carrying out with academic partners such as Caltec , JPL and with French microkernel specialists Chorus Systemes , will come to light for the first time . |
| 11 | But what is it like to face Immigration Officers when you come to Britain for the first time , not knowing the language , uncertain about the future ? |
| 12 | When a child comes to Cizek for the first time , Cizek gives him materials , and the child draws what he likes . |
| 13 | The youngster of today who comes to grips for the first time with a personal computer little imagines the wealth of mathematical inventiveness invested in the design of the software and in the electronic circuitry itself . |