Example sentences of "i [verb] [noun prp] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Allow myself to be spirited off to Germany where I assassinate Hitler at the first opportunity ? ’ |
| 2 | When I met Francis on the first occasion in that throne room , life had not turned sour for him . |
| 3 | Erm , I met Mr for the first time in the airport lounge at , erm er , er , Kennedy Airport erm , we discussed at great length and had a very interesting discussion erm , er , Pearsons erm , he accepted er , the job and h I , he has no obligation to me whatsoever and he is one of the er , members of the er , remuneration committee , and I actually take offence at what you 're saying . |
| 4 | I rode Drifter with the first lot in the morning and crashed off on to the wood chippings halfway up the gallop . |
| 5 | I got Toby on the second ring and explained Sally 's suggestion . |
| 6 | I drew Lewis in the second round and came in second behind him . |
| 7 | ‘ I told Cadogan after the first hour . |
| 8 | I meet Perry for the first time at the Starry Arms in Kentish Town . |
| 9 | I waved Maureen off the next day , telling her I could n't wait to see her again , that I would be counting the days till her return . |
| 10 | ‘ I saw Siena for the first time in Autumn , ’ said Tom Tedder , with a catch in his voice . |
| 11 | He immediately took me up the tower , and — stepping out onto the balcony — I saw Oxford for the first time . |
| 12 | When I saw Jekub for the first time I thought , OK , this is what he used . ’ |
| 13 | I saw Begampur for the first time on a hot evening in early May . |
| 14 | This emerges in the form of a dreary Swedish mantra along the lines of ‘ He tried to beat mee , but I beat heem , and so I won Weembledon for the first time . ’ |
| 15 | Benjamin and I left Royston in the last week of November , when the days grew dark early and the sun disappeared a few hours after noon . |