Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [adj] the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who would have dreamed she would be so fiery the first time ? |
| 2 | It 's surprisingly playable the first time around … |
| 3 | She was so startled the first time that she said to it : ‘ How nice to see you , my lord . ’ |
| 4 | James Boswell in the eighteenth century was generally impotent the first time he slept with women of his own class , though in sex with lower-class girls he could easily prove his manhood . |
| 5 | It was probably effective the first time , but now it is looked on as a desperate move , a last ditch attempt to gain attention . |