Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [pers pn] [be] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not know if it was the first time since his appointment as executive chef at the Carlton Tower in 1968 , but I do know it was a rare occurrence to see him even emerge from his kitchen , let alone dine . |
| 2 | But added to that , I can well remember staying at Kettleborough Chequers erm and er walking along from Kettleborough to Brandeston erm th the very next morning after I 'd come here and I think it was before I think it was quite likely before we had we had actually met , I do n't know whether it was the first day or the second |
| 3 | No , I do n't know Alf , I ca n't remember if he was the first goalkeeper ever to throw a ball out to a player but , er if you want to ring up , tell you what you want to do , you want to ring up if you 're around , between twelve and one , and discuss that with Pete Murray , and Tony Lockwood , for , when they have the sport back on Talkback , and er , that of course , is the specialist sportsperson 's hour , and er , they may be able to throw a bit of light on that . |
| 4 | I start counting from Wednesday which I know because it was the first day of term . |
| 5 | Osmone ( to give it its official name ) soothes because it is the first thing a newborn baby smells , he says . |
| 6 | She could n't tell whether it was the first cop or a different one . |
| 7 | Courtaulds Fibres commercial director said this was the first time such an exercise had been held in Spain and the Courtaulds site was chose because it was the first in the country to have an emergency plan approved by the civil protection authorities . |
| 8 | Mr Clarke 's solicitor said as it was the first time the new offence had been tried under the 1991 Road Traffic Act they would be considering an appeal against sentence . |
| 9 | Interview.He sez he went to see if he could help because he 's a first aider . |
| 10 | This enterprising tour should be well worth following as it is the first time cricketers of this age from South Africa have toured in England . |