Example sentences of "[art] first time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | For at the first time thou findest but a darkness and , as it were , a cloud of unknowing , thou knowest not what , save that thou feelest in thy will a naked intent unto God . |
2 | ‘ Mind you , it 's the first time they 've been here , and if I 'm any judge it 'll be the last . |
3 | It may be some months or even years later when , for the first time they over-correct from a practice stall , they experience a substantial reduction in ‘ g ’ loading . |
4 | Several transplants have been tried before , but this is the first time they have continued to function for a long period , according to the researchers at the University of Alberta , in Edmonton . |
5 | The Home Secretary 's reserve powers were not intended to be used frequently and this was the first time they had been used . |
6 | This was the first time they had reached the second round and it was reflected in the atmosphere , though the official attendance of 3,877 , a record for the purpose-built Meadow Park ground , was hardly accurate . |
7 | 169 all out gave West Indies a win by an innings and 79 runs , the first time they had beaten England by an innings at home since 1934–5 ; by coincidence , it was the first time an England captain had chosen to field first in the Caribbean since Wyatt did in the same series . |
8 | Though Jan was not initially aware of it , this was not the first time they 'd been cast together . |
9 | I imagined Perkin threading along that trail at night , following the paint quite easily as he 'd been that way already in daylight , and being secretly pleased with himself because if he had inadvertently left any traces of his passage the first time they could be explained away naturally by the second . |
10 | Their 4-1 defeat by Australia here last year was the first time they had lost a one-day series at home . |
11 | The next candidate , Richard Baxter , was unanimously chosen the first time they heard him preach . |
12 | For the first time they had a doctor with them , Malcolm Pleydell , who had been posted to L Detachment and had completed his parachute training . |
13 | They had done so the first time they got water for me and I had assumed they would continue . |
14 | The first time they came it was for ‘ Bob-a-job ’ week , but now they just come . |
15 | Most children reject new foods the first time they are offered , but if your child clearly finds the food disagreeable , even after trying it three or four times , then do n't serve it up again . |
16 | Although they had often stayed in the country , this was the first time they had lived in it , and that makes all the difference . |
17 | For some people this is literally the first time they have thought about and felt sensual responses in their own body . |
18 | The first time they had met , he had fished her headgear out of the canal . |
19 | It is the most addictive drug ever — many become addicted from the first time they use it . |
20 | About one in three adults can do this the first time they try it . |
21 | It was the first time they had ever spoken of the affection they felt . |
22 | It was the first time they had met although he had known of her existence as he had of all the handful of people who lived , as the Lydsett villagers said , ‘ t' other side of the gate ’ . |
23 | Many speakers rose to say that this was the first time they had actually met so-and-so , although they had spent hours communicating with them electronically . |
24 | This is a splendid opportunity to enjoy the fantastic visibility from the Trislander 's big windows , for many passengers the first time they have really had much of a view from an aircraft . |
25 | For the first time they were not photographed together for the cards . |
26 | IAN WRIGHT and Andy Gray hardly exchanged pleasantries the first time they met . |
27 | That night the BBC ran the obituary twice — the first time they had ever done so for anyone , and the first television obituary to consist of a filmed interview with the deceased . |
28 | He thought of Claire Fraser , and the first time they had met , at Brandon Manor in the heart of the Cotswolds . |
29 | This was their sixth successive League victory , and though it was only the first time they have scored three goals in a game this season , everyone at Highbury knows it could have been seven . |
30 | It was the first time they 'd heard him admit the Store was built by humans . |