Example sentences of "for the first [noun sg] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rozario looking for the first flick on as you say . |
| 2 | The evidence shows that in many cases the minister of state has set a date for the first review later than would have been the case if he had adopted the views expressed by the judiciary . |
| 3 | Paul 's touching letters stood out and they met for the first time shortly before he was posted to the former Yugoslavia . |
| 4 | There was a heady scent of rosemary and thyme in the air , and she breathed it in , feeling strangely at peace for the first time in as long as she could remember . |
| 5 | I met him for the first time ever when he took over the leadership of the party from the recently deceased Hugh Gaitskell in February 1963 . |
| 6 | MIKE Watkinson 's pick ‘ n mix deliveries brought him ten wickets in a match for the first time yesterday as Lancashire thrashed Warwickshire by an innings and 25 runs at Edgbaston . |