Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the first " in BNC.

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1 It was lovely that you came , ’ and she took his hand and raised her mouth eagerly to his as he bent to kiss her for the first time .
2 As she did so she seemed to notice me for the first time .
3 When he moved in the house had five bedrooms , so he decided to convert one on the first floor into an en suite bathroom .
4 If schemas are widely held , it should usually be obvious to the manager what they are — especially , of course , if he or she aimed to establish them in the first place .
5 And it was and I who wanted to see it in the first place .
6 In India in February , when Charles attempted to kiss her for the first time in public in four years , Diana defiantly turned away in a clear move to embarrass her husband .
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