Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] their first " in BNC.
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| 1 | She thought about them a lot , wondering how it was going for them on their first real day on active service ; the first day , she supposed , of the rest of their lives — of the duration , at least . |
| 2 | He always thanked anyone who did , she noticed , and felt a return of the respect he had inspired in her at their first meeting . |
| 3 | He had condemned her and the warmth she had sensed in him from their first meeting had all gone . |
| 4 | Speaking in Brussels , where the Community dimension of the drama is becoming a major debate , the Labour leader , Mr Neil Kinnock , said : ‘ Freedom is magnetic and it is natural that the people of Eastern Europe should lunge for it at their first chance . ’ |
| 5 | Eight hours ago he had never heard of any of them , now he was thinking of them by their first names : Francis , Edwin , Beryl , Anna , Cathy … |