Example sentences of "[vb past] to [pron] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It occurred to me for the first time that he might not know whether or not I 'd lost the baby . |
| 2 | The unremitting contempt had become unendurable , although it occurred to her for the first time that Luke might actually resent her . |
| 3 | It occurred to her for the first time that there were a couple of curious anomalies in her childhood . |
| 4 | It occurred to her for the first time that there was no sign of a car , apart from her own . |
| 5 | It occurred to him for the first time that Celia would be a bad enemy , just as she was a good friend . |
| 6 | She turned to him with the first real interest in her face that he 'd seen . |
| 7 | The Inspector turned to her for the first time , but if he was cheered by her observation he gave no sign of his approval . |
| 8 | It is not clear whether it is the limited powers of the Tribunal or the wide powers of the Government which led to none of the first sixty-eight complaints to the Tribunal being upheld . |
| 9 | ‘ For instance , when you asked the official you met to find you some film-makers to talk to , he rung me up and spoke to me for the first time for years . |
| 10 | Well now , what they 've done something which I think if there as I said to you in the first place , if they 'd have run their cards played their cards right , they could have said to that fellow ‘ look you 've got no rights to be here , we never gave you planning ’ what 's wrong with this planning people , they step here and they step there , there 's people do things without planning permission , they do nothing at all about it , if I was to go and stick something up in my front garden , they 'd come along and say ‘ hey , . ’ |