Example sentences of "for the first [noun] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another problem is that the tests show practice effects ; that is , for the first day or so of testing , subjects ' performances improve greatly ( and so mask any daily rhythms ) as they are getting used to the tests and are developing their personal ways of tackling them . |
| 2 | For the first day or so after the flight you might find it helps to retire to bed one or two hours earlier than your normal time — but no earlier than that ! |
| 3 | A ‘ lie-in ’ of one to two hours but no more is permissible for the first day or so . |
| 4 | But only for the first day or so ; after a week I ca n't wait to return to Koraloona . ’ |
| 5 | It 's probably best not to feed your fish for the first day or so as they settle in ( though some fish will feed within a few minutes of being stocked ) . |
| 6 | And from a bonding point of view , breastfeeding — even for the first day or so — is very valuable . ’ |
| 7 | For the first year or so it turns you into a kind of psychopathic animal and then suddenly , like a butterfly emerging from the pupa , you sprout wings , your heart opens , you become … charming . |
| 8 | For the first year or so some of the people , particularly in the big independent television ( ITV ) companies , were incredibly scornful of both Liz Forgan and myself . |
| 9 | Relatively little could be done for the first year or two ; Pitt had a view of the war that stretched over the whole world , but it took some time to prepare the resources to give effect to this vision . |
| 10 | For the first year or so of the war , oil and gas operations in the Gulf , leaving aside the damaged Iraqi terminals , continued very much as in the 1970s . |
| 11 | Lyndon Johnson 's searing complaints against the British have been much quoted , yet for the first year or two the president was not insensitive to the political realities in London . |
| 12 | In fact , for the first year or two she 'd expected to hear from him , asking for a divorce so that he could marry Marissa , who had , apparently , followed him to Sydney . |
| 13 | If the child does n't want to go for the first test or even the second test , it is their right . ’ |
| 14 | All the cases discussed in this section have been ones in which words addressed to one person were held to make another person a trustee either for the first person or for a third party . |
| 15 | Those who have become used to low-fibre food may suffer from a little flatulence for the first week or two . |
| 16 | RIVER CROSSENS : Good fishery but often slow for the first week or so until fish located . |
| 17 | For the first years or so of the war , oil and gas operations , setting aside the damaged Gulf terminals and the dislocation of the northern pipeline , continued very much as during the previous decade . |
| 18 | Have it there for the first month or something . |
| 19 | So they 're a particularly good choice for the first time or retirement home buyer ; your two biggest markets for smaller homes . |
| 20 | The individual entering hospital as a patient , whether for the first time or not , will be leaving behind his usual environment and lifestyle . |
| 21 | Many entrants to nursing will be leaving home for the first time or changing their location . |
| 22 | Well that 's what everybody sings to me when them and they meet me for the first time or get introduced to me . |
| 23 | This option enables you to update a Product either to enter information about a Product for the first time or to update existing information about a Product . |
| 24 | This option enables you to update a Client either to enter information about a Client for the first time or to update existing information about a Client . |
| 25 | they 're advertising for the first time or the last ad |