Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pers pn] for [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He looked at her for a moment as if seeing her for the first time then paused , giving the question serious thought . |
| 3 | The man looked at the boys as if seeing them for the first time . |
| 4 | Julius looked at her jeans and T-shirt , as if seeing them for the first time . |
| 5 | Eddie 's gaze ran on round the room , taking in , as if seeing them for the first time , the stool and easel , the framed reproduction Leonardo drawings on the walls , the low divan bed . |
| 6 | Vincent looked at him , as if seeing him for the first time . |
| 7 | She looked up at Trent , as if seeing him for the first time : ‘ I 'd have drowned if you 'd left me on the Key . ’ |
| 8 | He moved round and joined them and stared intently at the portrait as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 9 | Sam looked at the revolver as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 10 | Charles found he was watching much of the play as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 11 | Regina Royal Ginseng and Regina Evening Primrose Oil take those two remarkable natural substances and combine them for the first time with Regina 's fresh Royal Jelly . |
| 12 | The first indication that anything was wrong came three months after I had let the tank up and stocked it for the first time . |
| 13 | Sheppard modelled the statue in 1911–12 and exhibited it for the first time in 1914 . |
| 14 | ‘ We had set a target of £600,000 to cover buying the equipment and running it for the first couple of years , ’ she said . |
| 15 | She moved past them , smiling at Axel , as if welcoming him for the first time . |
| 16 | And join us for the first day of the Henley Royal Regatta for a parade of feasting , fashion and rowing . |
| 17 | The selectors kept faith and picked him for the first Test at Edgbaston , where he bowled 42 overs without trouble , taking four wickets in his maiden Test , which England won , fairly comfortably , but 100 runs . |
| 18 | At once she burst into tears and hugging me for the first time in years ( it seemed ) , cried , ‘ If only I had their faith ! ’ |
| 19 | But seeing him for the first time was like when you buy a new make of car you never noticed that kind before , then you realise they 're all over the place . |
| 20 | He glared up at me as though seeing me for the first time . |
| 21 | At present , Akeakamai can understand sentences of up to five words , and can understand commands even when hearing them for the first time . |