Example sentences of "[vb past] [pos pn] [noun] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 'd be easier if we met my troops for the first time at the concert , ’ he said . |
| 2 | That 's how I got interested in the sport : I read about the first black champion , Jack Johnson and it created my interest for the first time . |
| 3 | The MI5 man paused for a moment to stroke his beard again and a hint of emotion , of disgust , entered his voice for the first time . |
| 4 | When young Scott Booth underlined his claim for a first full international start against the Germans on Wednesday by continuing his scoring form with Aberdeen 's second goal six minutes into the second half , things looked bleak for the hosts . |
| 5 | ‘ Between 150 and 200 prospective customers visited our stand on the first morning , ’ says Patrick Fitz-Gibbon , public affairs manager with Unipart , who organized the event . |
| 6 | But direct observation does give you the colours and you do become more accurate , even though sunlight and shadows move so fast during the time it takes to paint such a scene that the particular arrangement that caught your eye in the first place has long since gone by the time the picture is finished ! |
| 7 | Over the past 30 years investors in American and British IPOs who sold their shares on the first trading day earned returns of 15% and 12% respectively . |
| 8 | Ms Sultana , 34 , met her husband for the first time that day . |
| 9 | She met her aunt for the first time and was invited to spend a holiday with her . |
| 10 | She did not believe that she could bring Scathach back to life , but he could at least be with her in the fortress as she made her journey into the first forest , as she went in search of whatever it was that had ensnared Harry , made him a prisoner in Old Forbidden Place . |
| 11 | " Alone , " she told my mother on the first night . |
| 12 | Accordingly I directed my researches to the first steps on the ladder , the branch and workshop . |
| 13 | As she clambered over the steep Alpine meadows with Portia , she told her friend for the first time about Thomas and how he had helped her when she had nowhere to go . |
| 14 | Perhaps this was what those few loud-mouthed rabbit-eyed creatures who dropped their bombs at the first flak and then came back and talked about the target area had felt like . |
| 15 | Graham Stamper and Mick Jones scored their goals in the first half , after Dean Ashton had given the home side an early lead . |
| 16 | DESPITE the impressive 38–4 scoreline against London Crusaders , there was a distinct lack of style to match the occasion yesterday as Sheffield secured their return to the First Division in a game spoilt by strong wind . |
| 17 | The Gulamalis received their rent for the first three months , then nothing for four months , and were told the computer was broken , the accounts were being moved , the cheque was in the post , and so on . |
| 18 | Baldwin told his Chancellor during the first weekend of October , and then proceeded to consult in ones or twos with other members of the Cabinet , the traditional free traders — Salisbury , Derby , Devonshire and Novar — as well as the natural protectionists — Amery and Hoare . |
| 19 | DANISH international Bjorn Kristensen yesterday staked his claim for a First Division recall at Newcastle United . |
| 20 | She noticed his teeth for the first time : small and irregular , like pieces of gravel on a driveway , but sparkling white . |
| 21 | Even with such a drastic cut , we estimated our losses for the first year as being in the region of £148,000 . |
| 22 | It was on that occasion — in the strangely bare study of Darlington Hall — that Mr Farraday shook my hand for the first time , but by then we were hardly strangers to each other ; quite aside from the matter of the staff , my new employer in several other instances had had occasion to call upon such qualities as it may be my good fortune to possess and found them to be , I would venture , dependable . |
| 23 | MALONE opened their defence of the First Trust Senior Cup with an easy victory over North at Ormeau yesterday . |
| 24 | When the Reading Room opened its doors for the first time in the city of St Louis , Missouri , it became the world 's first literary brothel . |
| 25 | Iran declared its neutrality in the First World war , but most Iranian sympathy lay with German because she was fighting Great Britain and Russia . |
| 26 | Environmentalists dubbed it a failure for this reason , but acknowledged its importance as the first occasion on which all major world governments had agreed that global warming was a reality . |
| 27 | He undid her nightgown and admired her body for the first time . |
| 28 | Their most expensive signing , £2.5million striker Ian Wright , sat on the bench for the opening game with a thigh strain , and turned his ankle in the first minute when coming on . |
| 29 | Last year the Group cut its dividend for the first time since it became a quoted company in 1970 , but this year analysts expect the dividend to be held at last year 's figure , with Pilkington digging into reserves in order to fend off the resulting loss of confidence . |
| 30 | He concealed his boredom through the first act , but by intermission he was itching to be away to claim his prize . |