Example sentences of "for [pos pn] first [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This came as something of a surprise , for nothing Victor Saunders had told me about the Priut refuge quite prepared me for my first sight of this three-storey silver sausage — an amazing futuristic construction with a dining room that looks out on a wonderland of peaks , and with some four-bedded dormitories which , if you 're lucky enough to be allocated one , ensures a degree of comfort far different from alpine-style overcrowding . |
| 2 | WITH nearly 20 years of trouble-free driving behind me , I was relatively confident and assured when I switched on the ignition for my first lesson in advanced driving . |
| 3 | I have Phil to thank for my first break on the Cutters . |
| 4 | I had arrived for my first meeting with the North Downs Steam Railway which is managed by a friendly group of enthusiasts who are not prepared to be put off by a drop of rain , even if it was one of the heaviest storms of the summer . |
| 5 | I went up for my first term at York called Nigel and I came back as Oliver . |
| 6 | I went for my first visit to the therapist feeling panicky , nervous , hopeful and depressed . |
| 7 | To get somewhere for my caddying I felt I had to travel , and I left home for my first tournament in 1951 at St Andrews for the Amateur Championship . |
| 8 | The rock was unusual , but my Boston conglomerate experience helped a lot and the great protection boosted confidence for my first lead of the season . |
| 9 | Even the dullness of her room in a hall of residence possessed , for her first year at least , a kind of charm . |
| 10 | At half-past-six in the front bedroom of 2 Acacia Close , Chevisham , Susan Bradley , wife of the Higher Scientific Officer in the Biology Department of Hoggatt 's Laboratory , was welcomed by the faint , plaintive wail of her two-month-old baby , hungry for her first feed of the day . |
| 11 | If he had n't posted bail for her she would now be preparing for her first night in jail . |
| 12 | It had n't been so wet earlier , when Benny had left for her first day at college . |
| 13 | And no doubt the most well-suited outfit in her wardrobe for her first meeting with her employer , Mrs Foster , scheduled for later this afternoon . |
| 14 | Television presenter Alison Holloway wore white ( well , cream , to be exact ) twice to get married : for her first wedding to Alistair Watson , son of veteran British screen start Jack Watson , and second time around , when she got hitched to TV comedian Jim ‘ Nick Nick ’ Davidson . |
| 15 | Adisa 's will be back for her first birthday in March . |
| 16 | Adisa 's will be back for her first birthday in March . |
| 17 | Across the narrow stretch of water in front of him was Flushing Quay where the ferry was moored , ready for its first crossing of the day . |
| 18 | Meanwhile , the Lyric is preparing for its first tour in five years . |
| 19 | IN A West End awash with naff musicals and compilation shows , an intelligent new comedy deserves a warm welcome and , for its first half at least , Ronald Harwood 's Reflected Glory at the Vaudeville is a cracker . |
| 20 | But when the Assembly met for its first session on 5 January 1918 it immediately became clear that a majority of the deputies were hostile to the government and the Assembly was forcibly disbanded . |
| 21 | The 12th People 's Great Hural , members of which had been elected in the country 's first multiparty elections held in July [ see p. 37656 ] , met for its first session on Sept. 3-11 . |
| 22 | THE PGA European Tour , which started in Tenerife last year , will be moving north to Portugal for its first tournament of the Nineties . |
| 23 | When the new Parliamentary Labour Party gathered on Monday for its first meeting since the election , I thought we were entitled to an apology . |
| 24 | The Riverside Theatre in Coleraine is preparing for its first production of the new season . |
| 25 | Then it spreads its wings and flies away , ready for its first meal of nectar ! |
| 26 | CENSORS have sliced 30 F-words from the movie Die Hard for its first screening on British television . |
| 27 | But now California is poised for its first execution in 23 years . |
| 28 | The executive committee of the Liberal International met in Warsaw on Nov. 30-Dec.1 for its first gathering in a former communist country . |
| 29 | HISTORY will be made today when the South Africans touch down at Kingston Airport for their first tour of the Caribbean , which will comprise three one-day internationals and an inaugural Test match in Barbados . |
| 30 | ‘ One can hardly appear wearing L-plates , but no-one stands up for their first performance of a great work saying : ‘ This is the definitive version . ’ |