Example sentences of "[prep] the first time [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Our findings demonstrate for the first time increased expression of ET-1 in the lungs of patients with CFA compared with the lungs of subjects without CFA .
2 Why can I read you like a book , when we only met for the first time four days ago ?
3 for the first time five years of ed
4 The Company 's hint was taken , and on 6th July the Charity Commissioners approved the new Board , which met for the first time twelve days later and agreed to advertise for a Headmaster who — after all the fuss and contrary to what may have been expected — was required to be an Anglican clergyman !
5 For the first time that year she sniffed autumn .
6 When they entered the house one of the brothers reached for the bottle of whiskey and poured four large glasses for the first time that day .
7 The excitement of delving into the unknown was mine for the first time that day .
8 He urged his horse on home , and for the first time that day it responded by breaking into a trot for a few yards , until it decided that it was more comfortable to walk .
9 She said , ‘ I expect it 'll be something you 'll remember and treasure for the rest of your lives , ’ and Carrie was pleased because she sounded like herself for the first time that day .
10 I was beginning to understand a lot I 'd never known about before , and for the first time that day Toby 's fatal unthinking words came back to me : " One day she 'll have a baby without ever having understood what love really means . "
11 He opened the letter , saw the name at the bottom , and smiled for the first time that day .
12 Not for the first time that day , the Doctor was to be proved wrong .
13 For the first time that day , he felt the ache of loss , and without real reason .
14 Ms Sultana , 34 , met her husband for the first time that day .
15 He is trying to joke , she senses he is at a loss for the first time that afternoon .
16 The current study clearly shows for the first time that PT-gliadin and/or fragments are intracellulary present in normal enterocytes after exposure .
17 It indicated for the first time that quantum theory , which had been developed to account for atomic phenomena , still remained successful when applied to nuclei , systems which are a hundred thousand times smaller .
18 For the first time that weekend the rain had stopped , and although it was still overcast we could make out something of the beauties of the landscape .
19 There were still tears in her eyes , but for the first time that weekend there was colour in her cheeks as well .
20 Lying there she was aware for the first time that night of Maggie above her and Rachel below her ; both , she imagined , sleeping sweetly , and again the grinding weight of compassion and guilt swept over her .
21 For the first time that night , he felt lucky .
22 He buggered me for the first time that night , reaching round and putting his hand over my mouth , tearing me in two .
23 Palace striker Chris Armstrong has confessed for the first time that manager Steve Coppell took a huge gamble signing him .
24 Not for the first time that morning Erika felt slightly uncomfortable .
25 For the first time that morning , he looked interested .
26 He always went to Mass fasting and , for the first time that morning , he was aware of feeling weak , even paradoxically a little sick .
27 Their enthusiastic welcome brought a smile to her face for the first time that morning .
28 His mind drifted over the people whom he had heard about for the first time that morning , groping for some sort of perspective .
29 For the first time that week , they all dared to feel confident that the show would open the following Thursday , as planned .
30 She told Susan about her encounter when she gave her the humbugs , and the elder sister seemed interested for the first time that evening .
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