Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [noun] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She ventured upon deck the first morning , and was approached by not one but three potential beaux , each with his hair curled and exuding a powerful odour of bergamot . |
| 2 | We 'll stay put in old West Ken , ’ but Oliver had seen it all , and I came to America the first time on May 25th . |
| 3 | A Dunbartonshire gentleman attached to the Duke of Montrose became involved in what he described as ‘ a foolish ploy [ which ] happened at Glasgow the first day at the Circuit held ther with some of our friends & Barrowfields , wher we were all fyned ’ . |
| 4 | With the wily Administrator also arrested for treason the First Elder agrees to release both the TARDIS and Maitland 's ship — on condition no further human expeditions will journey to the Sense-Sphere … |
| 5 | ‘ Never been able to drink instant since I went to America the first time . |
| 6 | At the meeting er , of the Financial Resources Committee that I attended on Wednesday the first thing we discussed was the er the giving so far , up to the end of February from the various provinces and we , by the end of February er , the total was up to thirty thousand pounds less than we required er which could mean that the end of the year it could be a hundred and eighty thousand pounds less than required but er of all the |
| 7 | She put into words the first question of many that instantly sprang into her head . |