Example sentences of "for the first day [conj] " 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 . ’
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