Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [adv prt] on [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Way back in 1957 I had talked my boss into allowing me to learn to fly helicopters with the British European Airways Helicopter Unit at Gatwick and in 1960 I sat in on the first ground school course BOAC conducted for their senior captains converting to the first Boeing 707s . |
| 2 | She picked up on the first ring , almost as though she had been expecting him to call . |
| 3 | And of course we broke up , we broke up on the first of August er for the er month holiday you see ? |
| 4 | Since they turned up on the first day of term wearing headscarves , their teachers , supported by the headmaster , have refused to teach them unless the girls remove the offending headgear . |
| 5 | But he lost out on the First Division title because he was reluctant to strengthen the team . |
| 6 | Andy Payton was denied with a good Bobby Mimms save as he burst through on the first occasion . |