Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [adv] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 31 | He smiled then for the first time , and the smile lightened his face to a sudden , vivid charm . |
| 32 | This is because as and when the trust repayed the loan which the settlor had guaranteed the settlor would benefit from being released from his guarantee obligations which he gave bounteously in the first place . |
| 33 | King Hussein delivered a televised speech to the nation on Nov. 5 in which he spoke publicly for the first time about his recent cancer surgery in the United States [ see p. 39118 ] , announcing that he would have to undergo further tests in the USA . |
| 34 | He shot straight at the first one , who fell back into the trench , but by then he could only watch the other three take aim . |
| 35 | What 'appened there on the first of June last year were n't just a tragedy , oh no . |