Example sentences of "[conj] it [vb past] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Car 2 was presented to the National Tramway Museum at Crich in 1963 , where it became the first car there to move under power in June 1964 . |
2 | ‘ It would bore the rest of the company even more than it did the first time . ’ |
3 | The birth of Jesus thus came to be regarded as dividing time into two parts , because it ended the first phase of the divine purpose and initiated the second . |
4 | I did n't enjoy it when it happened the first time . |
5 | The voice held the same polite incredulity as it had the first time . |
6 | She re-read the previous page , but by the time she 'd got to the bottom again it made as little sense as it had the first time . |