Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb past] to [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Martin walked carefully along a narrow path that would tortuously between ancient graves and heavy , ornate tombstones until he came to the first of the family plots . |
| 2 | Steve Coppell , the Palace manager , pointed out that Arsenal remain the only team they have not beaten since they returned to the First Division . |
| 3 | This happened just before I went to the first gay liberation meeting in London . |
| 4 | Before we got to the first tee I could see that Jack was already on edge — or more on edge , rather , because a hangover had already eaten into his small reserves of patience and equanimity . |
| 5 | When I got to the first rehearsal she announced , ‘ You 're all going to be in the Command Performance . ’ |
| 6 | But I was okay when I got to the first tee . ’ |
| 7 | When I went to the first meeting I had been appointed to the job , I went to the first meeting and there in front of me were lots of people who were managing their own schools and they were organising how to spend money that they had been allocated . |
| 8 | When she got to the first landing , her mother 's bedroom door suddenly flew open and her mother burst out . |
| 9 | But when it came to the first anecdote the tale of her son 's embarrassing performance in a school Nativity play the old professional skills suddenly shone through . |
| 10 | He slowed as he came to the first of the two rows , leaning across the dashboard in order to be able to see up the slope . |