Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] the [num ord] [noun] i " 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 | if I 'd have fed it the first time I 'd have understood it , but I 've only fed it today ! |
4 | ‘ Well , she was doing it the first time I laid eyes on her ! ’ |
5 | ‘ I 've known Francisco for years — I met him the first year I came here , when Monte Samana was brand new . ’ |
6 | And he said , it 's most unlike me , as you probably know , but he said I could n't tell you the last time I had time off work , but he said , I have n't been into the office since th cos I 've been feeling really bad ! |