Example sentences of "[prep] the first [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 31 | And now , as he entered Lady Ursula Berowne 's sitting room , Dalgliesh felt for the first time that he was in a private house , that this was a room which the owner had made peculiarly her own . |
| 32 | The Chinese government has said for the first time that it intends to try to stop the tiger trade . |
| 33 | It is the combination of being told for the first time that you have coronary disease with the need for an emergency procedure , for example , an angiogram . |
| 34 | An analysis of soil samples from a Kurdish village has proved for the first time that in 1988 Iraqi armed forces used nerve gas as well as mustard gas in air raids against civilians . |
| 35 | It occurred to me for the first time that he might not know whether or not I 'd lost the baby . |
| 36 | So now , more mildly , Frederica saw for the first time that the light was gold , that olives were black and warm , the olive trees were powdery-grey , that lavender was a purple haze . |
| 37 | Chesarynth sensed it and realized for the first time that what she was hearing was nothing but verbally-trimmed ideas . |
| 38 | So she went on watching and noticed for the first time that Mrs Files had lovely hands , long-fingered , fine-textured , graceful in their mundane task . |
| 39 | I noticed for the first time that it was dreadfully long . |
| 40 | In this conversation I also learned for the first time that my father had been a poor vicar . |
| 41 | It hit me for the first time that the bands and comedians were going to be performing here for free , for John , for us . |
| 42 | Straightening , the Doctor looked around , noticing for the first time that the hill he had asked about earlier when he was with Howard , was also visible from here . |
| 43 | In conclusion , this study shows for the first time that reduced fetal growth is followed by higher death rates from cardiovascular disease in adult life . |
| 44 | Here we demonstrate for the first time that TFIIA is also involved in the expression of classical pol III genes ( t-RNA , VAI-RNA and 5S-RNA ) . |
| 45 | While the aide translated these remarks Joseph Sherman took the opportunity to glance around the room and noticed for the first time that groups of diminutive Annamese were standing quietly with their wives among the taller European men and women . |
| 46 | At that moment I realised for the first time that not a single word had been uttered on the subject since the accident happened . |
| 47 | I wished for the first time that I had taken that knife and turned it on Nour and let his blood . |
| 48 | On finishing it , had she realized for the first time that he meant to kill her ? |
| 49 | She noticed for the first time that he was wearing a pair of white , glowing incongruously in the twilight . |
| 50 | When she heard the voice of Sam 's mother she realized for the first time that it was more than likely that her own mother would , during the course of the evening , make some reference to the dinner-party which , she had been led to believe , was taking place in Pam 's house . |
| 51 | Johnny , as though realizing for the first time that he was still wearing his pyjama trousers , began to worry at the knot in the cord at his waist , the trembling of his hands causing him to fumble ineffectively . |
| 52 | When my feeble protests were ignored back there it hit me for the first time that I was n't a civilian any more . |
| 53 | It occurred to him for the first time that Celia would be a bad enemy , just as she was a good friend . |
| 54 | The United Nations ' mediator , Diego Cordovez , admitted for the first time that a Geneva agreement on a Soviet troop withdrawal would only be the starting point for a settlement . |
| 55 | She noticed for the first time that they had stopped , and looking round , discovered that they were outside the house . |
| 56 | She realised now for the first time that she had left her purse behind in Edward 's room . |
| 57 | In between the two mosques , in the great arc of roofs and terraces which surmounted the houses of Shahjehanabad , I saw for the first time that secret Delhi which lies hidden from those who only know the city from ground level . |
| 58 | It dawned on her for the first time that perhaps the other woman had married for money . |
| 59 | ‘ But only because when we turned up at the solicitor 's to work out the marriage settlement — her idea , not mine — she realised for the first time that I was n't as rich as she thought . |
| 60 | As he closed the door , he noticed for the first time that there was a star on it . |