Example sentences of "first [noun sg] [pron] [verb] had a " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It 's the first time we 've had a patient like this , ’ said Nurse Jean-Claude Auge yesterday .
2 ‘ It 's the first time we 've had a patient like this , ’ Nurse Jean-Claude Auge said yesterday .
3 This is the first time we 've had a regular monthly feature in the magazine just for Silver electronics .
4 Garage boss Trevor Cave said : ‘ It 's the first time we 've had a pilot come here to refuel . ’
5 We 've been through the records and we 're pretty sure this is the first time we have had a Prime Minister here .
6 Now if your person were to say come round , said it 's the first time they 've had a fit you get , call an ambulance , it may be epilepsy but it could be anything else , it could erm be , be the start of er something else in the brain because that 's all an epileptic fit is , it 's an electrical impulse , nobody actually knows why or when or how it 's caused , but it happens erm , but above all be very , very nice to your casualties , they 'll want to get up and they 'll run away , they want to get out , especially if it 's outside , because they 're embarrassed by it .
7 Another 48 Hours was done out of fear because Harlem Nights was the first time I 'd had a movie that flopped .
8 ‘ This is the first time I 've had a chance to talk to you on your own , ’ he said thoughtfully , a speculative gleam in his hazel eyes .
9 The first time I 've had a chance to have a look through this so could I erm
10 Right okay what I this will be the first time I 've had a look at er a little bit more of your background so erm while I 'm doing that , although you may have already inside information , I I guess you 'd seen the brochure before had you ?
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