Example sentences of "were [v-ing] for [art] first " in BNC.
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1 | The Literary Lionisers , having commanded their maids and valets , if they had them , to unpack , or if they had not , scurried through this tedious task themselves , were gathering for the first event of the week , the promenade around Dickens 's Broadstairs . |
2 | ‘ My name 's Stirling , ’ he said , almost as though we were meeting for the first time outside his Club in London . |
3 | Red Rum and Desert Orchid were meeting for the first time . |
4 | More than 500,000 people were voting for the first time . |
5 | Michelle , Valerie and June were jumping for the first time , but Kay had two charity parachute jumps under her belt already . |
6 | The wisdom of the Northern Ireland Branch of introducing a Grade 4B a few years ago , is paying off now , when this grade attracted an entry of 21 bands , some of which were playing for the first time . |