Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pron] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.

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1 Hugh liked him from the first ; and so do I like him , I like him very well .
2 It was in 1977 and ‘ 78 that McEvoy won this title before Ronan Rafferty beat him for the first ( and only ) time in nearly 30 matches for England .
3 Joshua Morris submitted himself to the first of the day 's body-searches .
4 SEEING THE ARTICLE on the ‘ 109 in the July issue of FlyPast reminded me of the first time I saw it .
5 Igor Stravinsky met him for the first time in this year , and recalled how shy he seemed .
6 Craig hurt me in the first round , but Robert told me to work harder and it all went well . ’
7 As David Lodge put it in the first issue of The Birmingham Magazine :
8 Eventually , Peter rid them of the first , hapless shop in San Francisco and , in 1981 , felt ready to open in New York .
9 The Campbells were waiting to greet him in the hall , and Elizabeth saw him for the first time .
10 Val left him for the first time since they had set up house , and went briefly ‘ home ’ .
11 ‘ It 's delicious , ’ Melissa assured her after the first mouthful .
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