Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adv] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I walked down the first fairway in a relaxed and peaceful mood , despite my early departure from my bed . |
| 2 | so we set off going and I thought well the first ones were , did n't ask for a proof of doing it , just asked to do it |
| 3 | I said , well the important thing is Jan if you are like this you obviously did n't like , there 's no way I 'm going to meet her you 're obviously thinking it over I said so the first thing you 've got ta do is turn up on Monday and meet her cos erm , then well you 'll know . |
| 4 | I had n't the first idea what she meant . |
| 5 | I had not the first notion of mechanics , but you with your capable hands worked on the machine until , after running with it , pushing it along , we were able to make the engine tick over again . |