Example sentences of "first time [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IBM is still selling more machines than anyone else , but for the first time Compaq overtook it in terms of revenue . |
| 2 | The first time Jane saw him , he got out and proceeded to release some pigeons from a basket . |
| 3 | The marquis 's voice had softened and for the first time Topaz gave him a wide smile . |
| 4 | For the first time Ruth conceded it had been — a funny sort of rebellious gesture that she 'd hoped would be witnessed . |
| 5 | Fen suggested , and not for the first time Robbie wished she could clear up this misapprehension . |
| 6 | ‘ The first time people see it they react with goggle-eyed wonder . |
| 7 | ‘ But this is the first time Vulcan attacked him ? ’ |
| 8 | Not for the first time Salisbury found it was easy to attract a large audience for a free show . |