Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of other human beings I have the evidence of my senses for the first and last links of the series , but not for the intermediate link . |
| 2 | It 'd be easier if we met my troops for the first time at the concert , ’ he said . |
| 3 | I washed my billycans for the first time since Reggane , and cleaned the kit and groundsheet with disinfectant . |
| 4 | Sir Peter Holmes , Shell 's chairman who admitted that he was ‘ astonished ’ to discover that the irregularities had occurred through an associate company failing to follow strict rules against speculative dealing , said that he expected any further exposure to be limited to a £65 million charge which the company would take in its accounts for the first quarter of 1993 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Intergraph Corp , Huntsville , Alabama warns that while it has not yet closed its books for the first quarter , preliminary estimates indicate that turnover will be lower than expected at between $280m and $285m , and that all geographic segments were below expectations for the quarter , and price reductions on older products combined with lower sales volume resulted in reduced gross margins ; the company expects a loss from operations excluding restructuring charges of $8m to $10m or $0.11 to $0.13 per share and restructuring charges and non-operating items during the quarter will increase the losses by an additional three cents a share . |
| 7 | For many , the thought of leaving their parents for the first time left them subdued . |
| 8 | To make the country even more civilized the railways were embarking on building great hotels by their stations for the first time . |
| 9 | The audience were in their seats for the first of the two evening performances . |
| 10 | Silvia had stuck to her promises for the first couple of days , but then had followed a catalogue of excuses and cancelled lessons that had left Ronni feeling angry and on edge . |
| 11 | In the Third World new nations were flexing their muscles for the first time . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The fact that the Institute was setting down its objectives for the first time was seen as ‘ a move in the right direction ’ . |
| 14 | On 25th May , while the German army raced ruthlessly across Belgium and the inhabitants of England watched their skies for the first signs of airborne invasion , the scientists in the Oxford Pathology Department performed a crucial experiment . |
| 15 | their percentages for the first three |
| 16 | She made her way to the second floor , her frown deepening as she looked about her , properly taking in her surroundings for the first time . |
| 17 | Most Bangladeshi mothers breastfed their babies for the first few weeks , switching to either combination or bottle feeding after this period . |
| 18 | On the strength of its hearings for the first eighteen applications the Reviewing Committee for the Export of Works of Art duly stopped all the drawings and starred the group , thus indicating its special status only the sixth time this has ever happened . |
| 19 | Their hosts for the first few days , the Lord of the Isles , Sir Alexander Macdonald , and his wife Jane , a relative of Boswell 's , waited on the shore at Armadale , a small , dirty , sandy horseshoe of a bay , to greet them . |
| 20 | Meanwhile I saw her breasts for the first time . |
| 21 | When the Reading Room opened its doors for the first time in the city of St Louis , Missouri , it became the world 's first literary brothel . |
| 22 | Foxhall Stadium opens its doors for the first time on Sunday ( 2.30 pm ) with the Bangers and new formula stock cars . |
| 23 | The Irish counterpart to a London rock landmark , will open its doors for the first time in the Temple Bar area of Dublin in early December . |
| 24 | The Town Cinema opens its doors for the first time in more than thirty years tonight . |
| 25 | A new club which aims to give homeless and unemployed people what could be their only good meal of the day has opened its doors for the first time . |
| 26 | I have a couple of mates who are Forest fans , and I got them tickets for the first game of the season . |
| 27 | She noticed his teeth for the first time : small and irregular , like pieces of gravel on a driveway , but sparkling white . |
| 28 | Her frozen surprise made him pause at the door , a gleam of amusement touching his eyes for the first time . |
| 29 | Charlie 's hearing was fully restored a week later and a smile appeared on his lips for the first time when he saw Grace standing by his side pouring him a cup of tea . |
| 30 | Details of his transactions for the first month are given . |