Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [vb pp] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was abused for the first time at three years old . |
| 2 | ‘ I was asked for the first time last week what I 'd do if we got into the Premier League . |
| 3 | She said she 's walked for the first time and felt exhausted . |
| 4 | Here we are told for the first time such details as that the Moreens are American , that they require a resident tutor for their sickly child , and that Pemberton is looking for the tutor 's job ; or rather , we are not told , but are led to infer these facts , for James avoids a direct statement of them . |
| 5 | This is so unexpected when it is encountered for the first time that it feels like a deliberate deception . |
| 6 | Here the use of the definite article with ‘ driver ’ seems quite appropriate , even though he is mentioned for the first time . |
| 7 | It was attended for the first time by observers from China and France , neither of which was a signatory of the treaty . |
| 8 | When a dispute arose under the contract , it was discovered for the first time that the copy returned by B had a number of terms printed on the back , in German , including a clause conferring jurisdiction in relation to disputes under the contract on the German courts . |
| 9 | It was certified for the first time in 1986 . |
| 10 | In December 1954 he was ridden for the first time by the reigning champion jockey Dick Francis : after the race Francis told Cazalet that he would like to ride Devon Loch one day in the Grand National … |
| 11 | He was chosen for the first match but had to drop out with food poisoning . |