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Old 08-Dec-2007, 12:55
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Default first time, the first time, for the first time

I passed my driving test first time.
When you plough the soil, plough deep the first time and less deep the second time.
I went to London for the first time in 2003.

Could you tell me however should we use the phrases with 'first time'? What's the rule behind them? What's the differences between them? Thank you.
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