Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] for the first " in BNC.
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1 | Yeah , but they only pay for the first one . |
2 | Perhaps come for the first time . |
3 | There was also still a feeling in the Hollywood colony that as he had established himself as a star he should not play an unattractive character , and , what is more , he would only be the second lead and not appear for the first twenty minutes . |
4 | Now , physically close for the first time , he found it difficult to keep his eyes off her , living flesh and remembered image seeming to fuse into a presence both potent and disturbing . |
5 | Foreign Offices of a modern kind , specialized in their functions , subdivided ( usually on a largely geographical basis ) into departments with still more specialized duties and employing considerable numbers of experts of all kinds , now appear for the first time in the major European capitals . |
6 | And the DUP lost its stronghold in Ballymena , dropping two seats and giving the Ulster Unionists overall control for the first time in 15 years . |
7 | South Africa 's Muslims , rich in educational and managerial skills , now have for the first time a clear political objective of social justice . |
8 | In general , we find paths from J to 1 and I to 1 and then look for the first node k at which the paths meet ( k = 9 in the example ) . |
9 | As he rounded the leeward mark for the first time , Pat Marshall in 9th place found himself being covered by Simon Allen and so went off on the opposite tack to get clear of the dirty wind , followed by Chris Eyre . |