Example sentences of "[verb] it for the [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 This back parlour , Hope thought , as he entered it for the third time that day , is like a little theatre : Act I , Colonel Moore ; Act II , Amaryllis ; Act III
2 Ludo notices it for the first time , and asks what he can do for me .
3 The Economic League report on The Present Trend of Communism in Britain alleged that " the Communist Party has made full use of the Left Book Club , enabling it for the first time to make effective contact with some 50,000 members of the middle class " .
4 He had one made up , used it for the first time in the 1989 Jersey Open and finished joint fifth , 5-under par and only two behind play-off victor Christy O'Connor Jnr .
5 They may feel New York for the first time because its fast-dealing busyness is something the screen does n't catch and may smell it for the first time if they come in high summer but one of the great first sights of the world is gone for ever .
6 I have just done it for the only time in the 23,400,000 minutes of my life so far , and I doubt if I 'll do it again , so call these odds one in 25 million .
7 Putting their dinner on the table , Trent reached for the photograph and studied it for the umpteenth time since finding it on Don Roberto 's piano — his mother , and the Colonel as a young man .
8 This majestic sight , glimpsed through undulating woldland patchwork , or from the flatter marshland , entices all strangers who behold it for the first time to come and investigate the town further ; to discover its rich history and its modern enchantment .
9 I remember the excitement and relief I felt when I read it for the first time as a very young nun .
10 to , to erm to try and remember what it was like when you read it for the first time .
11 She guessed Ursula 's diamond-encrusted eternity ring had inflicted the damage and recalled being shown it for the first time nearly ten years ago .
12 That product there already either exists or we 're going to do it for the first time for an estate agent
13 The first indication that anything was wrong came three months after I had let the tank up and stocked it for the first time .
14 ‘ I heard it for the first time on Saturday morning . ’
15 She made it sound as if she were saying it for the first time .
16 I flew it for the first time to Dupage Airport to replace the ninety-channel radio with a 720-channel unit , then on to Janesville , Wisconsin , for paint work and a new headliner .
17 Sheppard modelled the statue in 1911–12 and exhibited it for the first time in 1914 .
18 And on sex he notes : ‘ The older women are best because they always think they may be doing it for the last time . ’
19 And on sex he notes : ‘ The older women are best because they always think they may be doing it for the last time . ’
20 this morning when , where we all watched it for the first time together and as , as Richard said you know , I 'm , I 'm squeamish about going to the dentist , so , and it cos er , it 's basically there 's a scene in the bar where they 're pulling this guy 's tooth out
21 Revisiting it for the first time , he recalls his high hopes when an angel with marketing skills appeared .
22 The following is a typical example of the character of the RAF as I saw it for the first time about a couple of months after I got to Baghdad .
23 It required absolutely no breaking in and I wore it for the first time on a nine hour Scottish hill day during the May heatwave in complete comfort .
24 That is where I spilled vodka on it the day I wore it for the first time . ’
25 The expletive sounded strange to the sergeant on Blanche 's lips , as if she were hearing it for the first time .
26 My sister had a baby about three months ago , and I met it for the first time when I went home . ’
27 Having always been aware of the Cathedral I 've often wondered what impact it has on visitors seeing it for the first time .
28 He moved round and joined them and stared intently at the portrait as if seeing it for the first time .
29 Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time .
30 If you were seeing it for the first time , what impressions would you receive ?
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