Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like if I interviewed Johnny Thunders , it was n't to meet him for the first time , it was to try to save his career . ’ |
| 2 | She wrote that she was dying of a fever , and asked him to visit her for the first and last time . |
| 3 | That product there already either exists or we 're going to do it for the first time for an estate agent |
| 4 | It was lovely that you came , ’ and she took his hand and raised her mouth eagerly to his as he bent to kiss her for the first time . |
| 5 | In India in February , when Charles attempted to kiss her for the first time in public in four years , Diana defiantly turned away in a clear move to embarrass her husband . |
| 6 | Then her father and two brothers will be able to see her for the first time in seven months . |
| 7 | Then her father and two brothers will be able to see her for the first time in seven months . |
| 8 | The strong-smelling ‘ stewed ’ strips of blanket were hot , and as I wrung out the excess water , I needed tongs to hold them for the first few minutes . |
| 9 | The fact that it was profoundly a work of synthesis was obviously much less important at first , and may even seem not very important now , as one settles down to enjoy it for the first or umpteenth time . |
| 10 | Flavia Sherman had elected to spend the day shopping on the Rue Catinat and was to join them for the first hunt next morning . |
| 11 | As she did so she seemed to notice me for the first time . |
| 12 | I could then have pretended to notice him for the first time and have engaged him in conversation in an impromptu manner . |
| 13 | Liessa spared him a brief glance , and appeared actually to notice him for the first time . |
| 14 | The employee had conceived the idea for the valve in March 1985 and was able to test it for the first time several months later ; the employer applied for a UK patent in March 1986 ; and three years later the employee applied for compensation . |