Example sentences of "[pron] have [prep] [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I found it interesting to take one person , say the rector , Charles Henstock , and make him the chief character in one book and follow his fortunes , as I had in the first book about the great Mrs Curdle .
2 The demands of Cold War politics prompted Aragon to go one step further and fabricate a fictional representation of Nizan 's treachery which had in the first instance itself been fabricated from Nizan " sown fictional productions .
3 ‘ If we had stuck away some of the chances we had in the first half then we 'd have won it . ’
4 Certainly a much better picture than the one we had in the first half of the year .
5 For instance , we are well-used to integrating vocational assessments in care , but for the general SVQ we have for the first time found it necessary to set up meetings with colleagues delivering modules in numeracy , information technology and budget financing .
6 They have in the first year written 30,000 plans with a total of £900 million sums assured recording £100 million in premium income .
7 In its annual report published on Oct. 2 the Fund confirmed that in the 12 months ended April 30 , 1991 , it had for the first time since 1984-85 made more disbursements ( 6,823 million special drawing rights : SDR1=US$1.365 as at Oct. 2 ) than it had received through repurchases or repayments ( SDR5,608 million ) .
8 He took the Canal Turn as fluently as he had on the first circuit , then swept towards Valentine 's Brook .
9 " Why are they doing all this work so early in the morning ? " she asked Captain Duro when he appeared on deck looking as spruce and polished as he had on the first day she met him .
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