Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That 's really what drew me here in the first place , ’ he said quietly . |
| 2 | unwrap it as I showed you before with the first aid kit , |
| 3 | They said their father contacted them suddenly for the first time two months ago after walking out on them 18 years ago . |
| 4 | He addressed us now for the first time , in far more lucid Indonesian than we had ever heard from his elders . |
| 5 | For Christians , it is a grave mistake to confuse God with our inner desires , even if God placed them there in the first place . |
| 6 | The figure stopped dead and saw them obviously for the first time . |
| 7 | Jinny remembered Bella 's words and understood them properly for the first time . |
| 8 | ‘ Adam brought you here in the first place , my lamb . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ But you still have n't told me what brought you here in the first place . ’ |
| 10 | The air intake scoops took their final shape ; the chrome trim that divided it longitudinally in the first two cars was finally eliminated . |
| 11 | I remember that she asked me to guess what was inside a sort of pasty served to her on Thásos , and that I got it right at the first guess : macaroni . |
| 12 | He never wanted me there in the first place . |
| 13 | Rickie seized Thessy 's can , pulled open its top , and hurled it messily after the first . |