Example sentences of "[be] the first time [prep] my " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 61 ) That may be the first time in my life that a man has dared insult me . |
| 2 | Nelson , dismissed for complaining about a tackle by Derek Mountfield , said : ‘ I 've played more than 550 games and this is the first time in my career I 've been sent off . |
| 3 | This is the first time in my working life I have to go to the family to ask them for money . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's the first time in my life that someone really cares for me . |
| 5 | At home in Darlington , he said : ‘ It 's the first time in my life I have actually enjoyed being who I am . |
| 6 | It was the first time in my life I wanted to carry myself as a woman , not like a weird , kinda little ragamuffin girl . ’ |
| 7 | It was the first time in my life I ever thought of Diana as beautiful . |
| 8 | It was the first time in my life I had acted like a complete sod to other people , and I felt that my behaviour was worse because I had loads of advantages the lesser recruits did n't : I could speak French ; I was basically healthier and therefore found fitness much easier ; I was a north European Caucasian which endeared me to some of the more racist instructors . |
| 9 | This was the first time in my life that I had lived in deep country , without easy access to shops , transport and people I knew . |
| 10 | As I was permanently hungry , he used to make enormous treacle puddings — it was the first time in my life I had heard of such a dish — and always made sure I got a big helping . |
| 11 | It was the first time in my life I had experienced anything like this and was nervous but deeply honoured . |