Example sentences of "[prep] [art] first [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 For the first offence I was given a fine .
2 So for the first activity you 'll need to be in twos or threes .
3 For the first leg he was
4 In Paris ! ) , then took a growler and made for the first address I had .
5 To turn yourself into a brood-mare for the first man you met !
6 But I mean for the first year she wo n't be in , if she goes into student , she 'll be in college
7 Well I mean for the first year she wo n't be in if she goes in as a student she 'll be in college .
8 Many companies give an indication of how easy ( or difficult ! ) each plant is to raise so I 'd suggest that for the first year you stick with fairly easy ones , perhaps trying a couple of ‘ harder ’ ones .
9 For the first year there is a special award for an allotment gardener under 21 , and PBI are giving a cup , and a shed-full of their products .
10 For the first year I had a room on campus but I was n't happy there so I returned to Cliff Top , where my mother put one of the caravans at my disposal .
11 For the first year it is in continual body contact with its mother , clinging tightly to her as she travels and climbing all over her when she stops .
12 I can take it over there for the first service which is free anyway and I can take it back to Swansea for the others ca n't I ?
13 If we had played for the whole 90 minutes as we did for the first hour we would have beaten Rangers . ’
14 For the first mile they were brilliant , very comfortable , but then the Big Bs struck .
15 Thus for the first portfolio we have .
16 When Haynes and Best put on 113 for the first wicket it all became academic , the main interest being whether Best would get his hundred .
17 At exactly 2100 hours their time on Tuesdays and Thursdays , the DJ will relay any short coded messages in the dedication for the first record he plays on the ‘ Lovers Overseas ’ programme .
18 For the first term I felt guilty I 'd abandoned him even though he 'd told me to come and could stand on his own two feet .
19 Well , we really got on well together , and when the bell rang for the first round we went on to the first tee and an official is there to check out which clubs and what type of ball Butch is using .
20 For the first round it was a nice day in the morning , but we were out in late afternoon and we played eighteen holes in drizzle .
21 Last August the insurers offered to pay them £500 a day for the first week they were detained , and then £300 a day for each subsequent week .
22 She said she said for the first week you unwind , I thought if we have a weeks holiday that means that the time you unwind you 're back to work again !
23 His return journey had been even more dramatic , on a fishing boat , and for the first week he charged the families nothing at all .
24 For the first week she became much more difficult .
25 Now these , why do I call these special people , for the first thing we 're just coming out of a recession they s
26 One national newspaper is offering a bottle of champagne for the first reader who can give more information about Norma 's former boyfriend .
27 5 Do n't make a dash for the first restaurant you see .
28 ‘ And , with respect , sir , for the first month we all knew about it . ’
29 For the first month she had to sleep on the settee , and I lay on the floor beside her .
30 They want money , they want two pounds for the first lot which they 've had that and two pounds for that
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