Example sentences of "for the first time [det] day " in BNC.

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1 When they entered the house one of the brothers reached for the bottle of whiskey and poured four large glasses for the first time that day .
2 The excitement of delving into the unknown was mine for the first time that day .
3 He urged his horse on home , and for the first time that day it responded by breaking into a trot for a few yards , until it decided that it was more comfortable to walk .
4 She said , ‘ I expect it 'll be something you 'll remember and treasure for the rest of your lives , ’ and Carrie was pleased because she sounded like herself for the first time that day .
5 I was beginning to understand a lot I 'd never known about before , and for the first time that day Toby 's fatal unthinking words came back to me : " One day she 'll have a baby without ever having understood what love really means . "
6 He opened the letter , saw the name at the bottom , and smiled for the first time that day .
7 Not for the first time that day , the Doctor was to be proved wrong .
8 For the first time that day , he felt the ache of loss , and without real reason .
9 Ms Sultana , 34 , met her husband for the first time that day .
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