Example sentences of "own [prep] the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boy was going to the boxroom and was clearly excited at possessing a room of his own for the first time . |
| 2 | For , as Raymond Briggs once said , in Maus the cartoon book holds its own for the first time against all-comers as a literary medium . |
| 3 | Young people striking out on their own for the first time frequently do not have transport and colleges or universities are not always situated in city centres . |
| 4 | Although they 're among the poorest people in the community , many feel better off than they 've ever been — they 've got money , time and friends of their own for the first time . |
| 5 | Tallis was on her own for the first time in her eight years or so in this unimaginable land . |