Example sentences of "an [noun sg] for [art] first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is one thing to win the support of electors by defeating an enemy for the first time ; it is quite another to expect admiration for slaying the same dragon twice . |
| 2 | Module 4 demands more specialised or focused activities and the learner is called upon to act as an intermediary for the first time . |
| 3 | You say that Hatchetfish are not suitable for a beginner , nor should they be sold to someone who is setting up an aquarium for the first time . |
| 4 | A POLICEMAN whose hand was sewn back on after a sword attack yesterday picked up an object for the first time . |
| 5 | Added to these is the popular success of the City of Birmingham Touring Opera , which recently staged a production of The Magic Flute in Longbridge in which 48% of the audience was attending an opera for the first time . |
| 6 | Seeing him lying in an incubator for the first time was a uniquely distressing experience . |
| 7 | After months of restoration the two hundred seat auditorium will have an audience for the first time in thirty years . |
| 8 | It 's very daunting to have to go to an audition for the first time in your life . |
| 9 | With funds to invest worth $1 billion and a reputation for picking winners , he can move markets : the gold price has since climbed rapidly by almost $15 , passing $150 an ounce for the first time since October . |
| 10 | When you 're 15 and working in an office for the first time it is a new world and a big challenge — especially when all your colleagues are speaking a foreign language . |