Example sentences of "[verb] it for the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | Sam looked at the revolver as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 32 | Charles found he was watching much of the play as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 33 | He started typing and found himself enjoying it for the first time for years . |
| 34 | If the patina chemical is too strong , dilute with a little water and , if using it for the first time , do a test on a sample piece of copper . |
| 35 | ‘ Often the man is the only breadwinner and without him the family has to rely on state benefits — the social security system can be horrendous if you 're using it for the first time . |
| 36 | In fact , a musical dedicated to Elvis is on tour , giving two fans the chance to see it for the FORTIETH time . |
| 37 | Now , while Anna slept , she read it for the tenth time . |
| 38 | The Formula One world champion test drives it for the first time in Phoenix on January 4 and will find his sleek , high-speed T93 series chassis also longer , bigger , heavier and cheaper than any previous IndyCar or championship-winning Canon Williams Renault FW14 . |
| 39 | When he took the stage to collect the award ( winning it for the second time following two years of Vivienne Westwood ) , Ozbek did n't stand a chance . |
| 40 | The strange fragrance was stronger now , coming over the top of the rise in a wave of scent that struck him powerfully — as the scent of orange-blossom in the Mediterranean strikes a traveller who smells it for the first time . |
| 41 | I 'm not complaining about it , but I say I did n't raise it for the first time |
| 42 | The employee had conceived the idea for the valve in March 1985 and was able to test it for the first time several months later ; the employer applied for a UK patent in March 1986 ; and three years later the employee applied for compensation . |
| 43 | A thing of great beauty , it was not unusual to hear sharp intakes of breath as people beheld it for the first time . |
| 44 | She stood up and looked round the room as though she were leaving it for the last time . |
| 45 | As he said it for the first time a smile flickered across his face , and in that instant his features were totally transformed . |
| 46 | Because I have on good information and I 'll say it for the first time on this programme , I intend to give this in my evidence tomorrow , that Rover intend to close not the south works first , but the north works first . |
| 47 | Another part in the book that I did n't understand until I had read it for the second time was a bit right at the every end . |
| 48 | Has anybody read it for the first time for this course ? |
| 49 | In fact , as she considered it for the first time , she wondered how any of them had survived to tell the tale . |