Example sentences of "on [pron] for the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Its bluish-black eyes seemed to focus on her for the first time . |
2 | It dawned on her for the first time that perhaps the other woman had married for money . |
3 | She turned to look into Gazzer 's face , concentrating her attention on him for the first time since he had climbed up to sit beside her in the sand dunes . |
4 | Becky 's dark eyes fixed on him for the first time . |
5 | His eye fell on it for the first time as it sprang onto the marble plinth and clutched at the neck of the vase to steady itself . |
6 | Sometimes it was important to spoil oneself — Helena had written a piece on it for the last issue of Athene , explaining that when women felt the need for a little luxury they should give in to it , that pampering oneself created an inner glow which proclaimed that this was a Special Woman . |