Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [art] first [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She came to see me the first night I was home , and we sat on the verandah , rather tongue-tied after such a long time , saying stupid things like : " Did you have a good trip ? " |
| 2 | He intimidates me the first time I ever talked to him was in the pub |
| 3 | I remembered Sopworth saying how the cat had no sense of territory , how he 'd only just caught it the first time it escaped , racing north along the A2 . |
| 4 | She told him the first chance she had , when they had had tea and he was eating his lonely meal in the parlour . |
| 5 | ‘ I told him the first thing he has to do is establish who she is and where she comes from . ’ |
| 6 | if I 'd have fed it the first time I 'd have understood it , but I 've only fed it today ! |
| 7 | ‘ That lady tamed him the first time he set eyes on her . |
| 8 | He really did n't like it the first time we played it , so he tried spoiling it . |
| 9 | Suppose , for example , that your most recent life had been a particularly horrifying and traumatic one : you would not really want to experience it the first time you were regressed , as you might not be able to cope . |
| 10 | ‘ Well , she was doing it the first time I laid eyes on her ! ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 've known Francisco for years — I met him the first year I came here , when Monte Samana was brand new . ’ |
| 12 | He demonstrates his belief to the union that problems can be overcome , and if he fails to convince them the first time he 'll try again and again . |
| 13 | Marchmont was driven to complain that Anson had been ready enough to promise that he would ‘ do it the first moment it was possible ’ , and had already been strongly urged to promote Lieutenant Home by the Duke of Newcastle , but yet had done nothing . |
| 14 | ‘ Something was bothering you the first time we met , and you kept quiet about that , too . |