Example sentences of "[noun] [adv prt] for the first " in BNC.

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1 It was his pick-up and feed from a scrum which sent David Wright in for the first of his tries and then the No. 8 charged over from a similar situation to grab the lead on the stroke of half-time .
2 It may also be useful to have a risk management consultant in for the first few meetings , if only to kick-start the process and provide a few , objective ‘ what if ? ’ questions .
3 Andy Mutch has been trying his new kit on for the first time today .
4 Mark Nicholson , who plays for Scottish Students next month against the English Students , ran from his own 22 to put Gareth Williams over for the first of the visitors ' seven tries .
5 Now if you 've got somebody who you are protecting their family , and they 'll be paying that plan twenty five years or more , the fact that they pay commissions out for the first four years is immaterial , what they want is peace of mind and protection .
6 That , that is , that is the way that they were chosen , and two years ago , I think , we put one point two million pounds in for the first seven schemes .
7 Rachel flopped exhausted into the long white sofa and wrote a long letter to Jenny , pouring her heart out for the first time in three weeks , telling her everything that had happened since she left .
8 Jazz tossed his hair back for the first time to take in what was going on .
9 Ray Hanna takes G–FIRE up for the first time , Elstree , March 14 , 1981. ( via Spencer Flack )
10 Loan star Imre Varadi comes in on the starting line up for the first time in favour of the suspended Nick Cusack .
11 They come round at the interval and say , ‘ Was Ruby on for the first half ? ’ and I say , ‘ Yes . ’
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