Example sentences of "see it [prep] the first [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This he read in the lavatory , where she had seen it on the first day .
2 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 .
3 Having always been aware of the Cathedral I 've often wondered what impact it has on visitors seeing it for the first time .
4 He moved round and joined them and stared intently at the portrait as if seeing it for the first time .
5 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 .
6 If you were seeing it for the first time , what impressions would you receive ?
7 Sam looked at the revolver as if seeing it for the first time .
8 Charles found he was watching much of the play as if seeing it for the first time .
9 And it was and I who wanted to see it in the first place .
10 They see it as the first stage in widening contacts with Western Europe .
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