Example sentences of "[vb past] the first time [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His finest moment came the first time he opened the hall door to a visitor and , standing a little aside , intoned , " Follow me , sir , " before proceeding with due dignity to announce the guest at the door of the morning room . |
| 2 | He recalled the first time he had seen the impressive building as a schoolboy on a day 's outing to see the sights of London . |
| 3 | Even now she vividly recalled the first time she saw Nader at the exclusive Royal Club , a dining , gambling and sports centre . |
| 4 | His pockets bulged with the prizes he had won at the plastic ducks : a packet of fruit gums , a monkey on a stick that broke the first time he made it jump and three engagement rings with glass stones in them . |
| 5 | A customer returns a skirt because the zip broke the first time she wore it . |
| 6 | He remembered the first time he had come there , his first coveted invitation to the home of one of the richest men in West Germany . |
| 7 | As he walked behind the lawnmower he did n't care for , he remembered the first time he 'd ever seen her . |
| 8 | Amy nodded , her eyes like saucers , and Kathleen remembered the first time she had worked in A and E. |
| 9 | She remembered the first time she 'd seen him , striding tall and long-legged into the reception area of the TV station , instantly dominating the place by sheer presence alone . |
| 10 | Monday marked the first time he spoke from the Oval Office , sitting at John F Kennedy 's desk , on a national holiday celebrating George Washington 's birthday . |
| 11 | you know what he said the first time we went into sociology I mean I feel a bit like you must of felt then |
| 12 | He had spoken the compliment as though he really meant it , just as he had the first time he 'd said it . |