Example sentences of "first time [det] " in BNC.
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| 31 | 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 . |
| 32 | There were still tears in her eyes , but for the first time that weekend there was colour in her cheeks as well . |
| 33 | She told Susan about her encounter when she gave her the humbugs , and the elder sister seemed interested for the first time that evening . |
| 34 | Although children will already have had everyday experiences with water this may be the first time that water has been offered to them as a material to play and experiment with . |
| 35 | Go and get a good night 's sleep , love , ’ ‘ Patricia ’ urged , sounding honest for the first time that evening . |
| 36 | Palace striker Chris Armstrong has confessed for the first time that manager Steve Coppell took a huge gamble signing him . |
| 37 | Joan sounded perplexed — not for the first time that evening . |
| 38 | The excitement of delving into the unknown was mine for the first time that day . |
| 39 | He always went to Mass fasting and , for the first time that morning , he was aware of feeling weak , even paradoxically a little sick . |
| 40 | The agreement is also seen as a landmark in that it is said to be the first time that Apple has licensed Macintosh technology under such an OEM agreement , terms of which were not disclosed . |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | Firstly , I have been buying this magazine on and off since the first time that Elite ( by Firebird ) was reviewed . |
| 43 | 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 . |
| 44 | 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 . |
| 45 | It does n't , if you like , make sense and the key year , as I say , is nineteen seventy eight because that was the first time that spending on overseas holidays exceeded the spending on U K holidays . |
| 46 | ‘ First time that thing 's been of some use ! ’ |
| 47 | 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 . " |
| 48 | For the first time that year she sniffed autumn . |
| 49 | He opened the letter , saw the name at the bottom , and smiled for the first time that day . |
| 50 | Not for the first time that day , the Doctor was to be proved wrong . |
| 51 | ‘ Perhaps , ’ she answered , smiling freely at him for the first time that evening . |
| 52 | ‘ Heavens no , ’ agreed Julia , thinking about the Easter plans for the first time that evening . |
| 53 | This was not the first time that water had been collected in bulk , but hitherto those who indulged in the practice had generally been powerful bodies , like water or railway companies , who had acted under powers given them by legislation which at the same time made them liable for harm done by its escape . |
| 54 | His voice moved up a register , from baritone to tenor , and it was tinged with irritation for the first time that evening . |
| 55 | Their enthusiastic welcome brought a smile to her face for the first time that morning . |
| 56 | This is the first time that accounting standards have had even this amount of statutory backing . |
| 57 | Others who had coped well enough to begin with on those scanty mill wages , who had even picked themselves up and patched things together , the first time that demon of bad trade had halved their weekly pay ; the first time there had been sickness and doctors ' bills to eat up anything they had been able to put by during the good times — never much ; the first time a husband had suffered injury at the mill or the foundry , which meant no weekly pay-packet at all . |
| 58 | For the first time that week , they all dared to feel confident that the show would open the following Thursday , as planned . |
| 59 | Everard Bone also remembered his sick wife , perhaps for the first time that evening , and offered to give the Fairfaxes a lift somewhere in his car . |
| 60 | The samples were subjected to sophisticated analytical techniques at the Research and Engineering Centre , Sunbury — probably the first time that rock from the region has been analysed in the West , said Dave . |