Example sentences of "[noun] for the first [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This , however , is not the case for the first and third examples using the same adjective . |
| 2 | Hilary particularly remembers ‘ … the mesmeric Senta , whose teaching was so brilliant that Rata Quick and I both achieved the splits for the first and last time in our lives , with no untoward effects ! ’ . |
| 3 | Cutlery for the first and main courses is placed on the outside , as for formal settings . |
| 4 | He even played in the club second fifteen as a prop in preference to being at lock for the first although , when the senior side was in relegation danger , he acceded to the club selectors ' request to revert to lock to help them to safety . |
| 5 | This , perhaps the most tragic of all goals seen at Wembley , sent the Cup out of England for the first and last time . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Martinho had lost no time in recounting the true details of Osvaldo 's moment of weakness , the point at which he 'd flipped his lid for the first and last time in his career , that murderous aberration which had been the doom of old friend and new foe alike . |
| 8 | Worcester was the site for the first and last of the Civil War battles and today it calls itself ‘ the Civil War City ’ . |
| 9 | AUSTRALIA clinched the series at Adelaide , but their path to a winning , 3–0 lead was obstructed by an excellent performance from India , whose captain Mohammad Azharuddin waited until the exciting last day before exhibiting his undoubted skills with the bat for the first and only time in the series . |
| 10 | That means political unpopularity for the first and the wrath of the ERM for the second . |
| 11 | We played The Marquee for the first and only time supporting Eddie And The Hot Rods . |
| 12 | Information from the drink diaries , based on a comparison of the averages for the first and the last three weeks of the course , revealed a shift from high to moderate drinking levels for males , that is , from 40 to 32 units per week . |
| 13 | Additionally , widowed mothers receive an extra payment of£9.75 a week for the first or only child ; and £10.85 a week for each other dependent child . |
| 14 | Hooley 's gilded years came to an abrupt end in June 1898 , when he himself filed a petition for the first and most sensational of his four bankruptcies . |
| 15 | The percentage of respondents familiar with Call Forwarding and Call Waiting grew in 1992 over 1991 ; from 56% to 62% for the first and from 34% to 46% for the second . |
| 16 | 22 Cadenzas for the first and second movements of the C major keyboard concerto , K.246 1b & 2b . |
| 17 | Fashanu is still included in Hearts squad to face Partick Thistle tomorrow and may partner Mo Johnston for the first and last time as John Robertson is almost certainly out . |
| 18 | Labour demand is denoted generally by where N denotes the number of workers demanded , w is the wage rate , and the subscripts are the usual notation for the first and second order derivatives . |
| 19 | He then quoted Hunt 's estimates for the first and second prizewinning schemes and pointed out the saving achieved with Scott 's modified scheme . |
| 20 | Touring America for the first and last time , the group squabbled incessantly , among themselves and with McLaren , leading John Lydon finally to quit the group . |
| 21 | With a few very distinguished exceptions , the skiing is on the easy side , well suited to beginners who can enjoy the scenic and economic advantages of a single two bar hamlet for the first and only time . |
| 22 | ( The third effect should strictly speaking be regarded as a substitute for the first since it assumes a zero , or at least a very low , interest elasticity of the demand for money whereas the Keynes effect assumes that it is reasonably powerful . ) |
| 23 | But three minutes after the interval Leeds skipper Ellery Hanley took Schofield 's short pass to spin out of a tackle and go over for the try , goaled by Gallagher , which put Leeds in front for the first and only time in the game . |