Example sentences of "[vb past] back [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The portal was commissioned by Gaston IV , the then Count of BĂ©arn , when he came back from the First Crusade .
2 He reminded her of the ancient tradition of Christianity in that part of Ireland , one that dated back to the first century after the crucifixion , before Rome was supreme .
3 The irony that Charlton finally got back to the First Division in 1986 , the year their exile from The Valley began , is n't lost on Ufton .
4 Creggan did not like this and flew back to the first tree .
5 He put the letter in his Out tray and moved on to another piece of paper , and then he stopped and went back to the first letter .
6 Her mind drifted back to the first day they 'd seen Crystal Springs .
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