Example sentences of "their [noun] for the first time " in BNC.

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1 After the punchline had been delivered and the ensuing laughter had died away , the blonde swayed away from the bar and looked in their direction for the first time .
2 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 .
3 The only thing these artists have in common is their gallery of origin the Bachelier-Cardonsky of Kent , Connecticut , USA which has sent their work for the first time ever to Paris where it can be seen at Gianna Sistu for a month .
4 The Chinese foreign ministry said yesterday that a resumption of Sino-British dialogue depended on Mr Patten abandoning the proposals , which would allow Hong Kong people to elect a majority of their legislature for the first time in 1995. — Reuter
5 For many , the thought of leaving their parents for the first time left them subdued .
6 In fact , there is no further mention of the chapel in the Minute Books of their Meetings for nearly three centuries , and much later they were to claim that they did not know about it until it was brought to their attention for the first time in 1846 .
7 THE mothers at the centre of the hospital baby swop case talked of their anguish for the first time last night .
8 To make the country even more civilized the railways were embarking on building great hotels by their stations for the first time .
9 In the Third World new nations were flexing their muscles for the first time .
10 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 .
11 Indeed , none of the candidates sitting their referral for the first time passed .
12 PRINCESS Diana 's two young sons are to spend Christmas Day without their mother for the first time in their lives .
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