Example sentences of "[pers pn] for the [num ord] time " in BNC.

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1 Offering the blond English boy — the one I was throwing water at now — half my lunch , and sitting there full of gratitude because he smiled , because he liked the taste of the piece of chicken dipped in cumin and saffron and he had smiled at me for the first time .
2 ‘ For instance , when you asked the official you met to find you some film-makers to talk to , he rung me up and spoke to me for the first time for years .
3 And at the end of the class , near the bust of Unamuno , I heard your voice calling to me for the first time .
4 Professor Ruiperez told me I need not start my classes until I was quite recovered , and the women in the office and the library spoke friendly words to me for the first time .
5 As the white cliffs of Dover receded and the coast of France drew near , the inimitable excitement of ‘ abroad ’ took hold of me for the first time — the only really positive emotion I had felt for twenty-six months .
6 He saw me for the first time .
7 At once she burst into tears and hugging me for the first time in years ( it seemed ) , cried , ‘ If only I had their faith ! ’
8 Nigel turned his head to look at me for the first time and smiled in a kindly manner .
9 It occurred to me for the first time that he might not know whether or not I 'd lost the baby .
10 He glared up at me as though seeing me for the first time .
11 Suddenly , looking at me for the first time , ‘ Tell me , ’ she said , ‘ oh , tell me — what are you in ? ’
12 Within a few days of seeing me for the first time , he summoned me once again to tell me that the Labour Party did not wish to continue with the action .
13 Just then he noticed me for the first time .
14 He looked at me for the first time when I said this .
15 It hit me for the first time that the bands and comedians were going to be performing here for free , for John , for us .
16 When my feeble protests were ignored back there it hit me for the first time that I was n't a civilian any more .
17 As she did so she seemed to notice me for the first time .
18 He nodded and he looked at me for the first time .
19 He looks at me for the first time .
20 He buggered me for the first time that night , reaching round and putting his hand over my mouth , tearing me in two .
21 Well that 's what everybody sings to me when them and they meet me for the first time or get introduced to me .
22 I now see that Travis is so smitten that he would n't accept anything but that , meeting me for the first time when I called at your apartment , you at once became very much attracted to me .
23 I did the business with my camera , now there was plenty of light with the barn doors open , and was in the process of replacing the tarpaulin when the alarm bells went off and scared the hell out of me for the second time in five minutes .
24 As we pass the top of the stairs the thought hits me for the thousandth time .
25 Bessie kissed me for the last time as I held tightly to her .
26 Even so I did not expect my feet to be trouble-free after using them for the first time on a full day 's hiking in the Purbeck Hills .
27 At present , Akeakamai can understand sentences of up to five words , and can understand commands even when hearing them for the first time .
28 Swan 's ‘ guest ’ ( ie , unpaid ) lecturers are academics singing for their supper and for the chance to revisit sites and monuments , or sometimes visit them for the first time .
29 The species are ‘ christened ’ when a scientist describes them for the first time , illustrates their peculiarities and publishes the name in a scientific journal .
30 Try looking at people , objects and places as if you are seeing them for the first time without being influenced by what you have known about them in the past .
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