Example sentences of "[vb past] it first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you remember when coming into the flat , do you remember who entered it first ? |
| 2 | Sarah caught it first , being nearest , and she soon forgot to mope for her disconsolate Sir George ( who had seen them off with very ill grace ) . |
| 3 | Much of the new equipment used in the last five Tours is there because LeMond used it first . |
| 4 | One of our church members became the paid administrator for the centre in which now , two years after we used it first and one year after it opened to the public , there are dance classes ; keep fit ; carpet bowls ; drama ; OAP 's club ; card club ; ballroom dancing ; judo etc . |
| 5 | ‘ He used it first , I should imagine , as a way to relax , to loosen up . |
| 6 | I tried it first . |
| 7 | They tried it first cos it 's brand new tool . |
| 8 | He dropped it first , it seems , on considering sporting-dog breeds , notably greyhounds ; for these , although formed by the human artifice of selective breeding , had been given both structures and instincts useful in the wild . |
| 9 | I noticed it first in a school photo , when I looked along the rows , she was there , only it was n't , it was a boy called Robbie Cullen . |
| 10 | Happily , after this the judge went on to say that nevertheless it was ‘ a beautiful thing ’ and awarded it first prize . |
| 11 | The direct start to Canol , Joe Brown 's classic E1 on Craig Ddu in the Llanberis Pass , is a hard pitch which used to be graded Severe because Doug Belshaw , who ascended it first , ‘ only led severes ’ . |
| 12 | Astronomers at JTL , afraid of being scooped by the amateurs , put out a press release claiming IRAS discovered it first — but they failed to mention the British team that found it for them . |
| 13 | Deeply attached to it , he served it first as a scholar , obtaining first-class honours in both parts of the historical tripos ( 1933 and 1934 ) ; second , as research fellow ( 1938–45 ) , receiving a Ph.D . |
| 14 | Now Britain is heading for a pre-Christmas Sunday shopping bonanza believe it or not now you heard it first here on this programme that I I predict that there will be completely deregulated Sunday trading before much long What ? |
| 15 | Took up some good positions , had one half chance which the keeper did well to hold , and then chased after a long ball , outrun 2 defenders , hit it first time from 25 yards or so — straight into the bottom right corner , well the keeper got a slight touch which lifted it a bit higher but you get the idea . |
| 16 | ‘ Managed it first go . ’ |
| 17 | On subsequent journeys I would always try to be the first to see it and shout , ‘ There it is , I saw it first ! ’ |
| 18 | I admit that I prefer the longer film , but that may be because I saw it first . |
| 19 | Lawton saw it first . |
| 20 | Leonard 's aunt saw it first . |
| 21 | Bruneau saw it first , and then I did . |
| 22 | Do n't forget to say you saw it first in Ski survey , February/March issue 1991 ! |
| 23 | Today , it 's known as Lolly 's Lagoon because she saw it first . |
| 24 | ‘ I was the one who saw it first , ’ said Melissa . |
| 25 | Reluctantly he conceded that Woolley saw it first . |
| 26 | I saw it first time last week and it were great ! |
| 27 | ‘ He cleaned it first , then , before dumping it , sir . |
| 28 | But they sent it first and most often to Faramir , who would no doubt have been a better choice . |
| 29 | Blair reached it first and carefully fished the north channel , catching nothing . |
| 30 | He reached it first , typically . |