Example sentences of "first [noun sg] [pron] [vb past] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the first remark she had volunteered all evening . |
| 2 | He was the first person I 'd met that day who did n't know what a dolmen was . |
| 3 | A lip turned up at the towel in her hair , as if he was remembering that first time they 'd seen each other , but the quirk of that lip was cruel . |
| 4 | It was not the first time they had played this mischievous game with each other , on stage . |
| 5 | This was the first time they had shared such intimacies , yet there was a familiarity about the touch of muscle and skin , the shape of flesh and bone . |
| 6 | It was the first time I had made this mistake , but Bamba immediately turned and ran back to us . |
| 7 | The first time I had heard this . |
| 8 | That was the first time I 'd had any money out of gigging in a year . |
| 9 | It was n't the first time she 'd heard that kind of comment . |
| 10 | It was the first time she had expressed any sympathy for the Daily Mirror pensioners . |
| 11 | Simon said , and it was the first time she had heard that name . |
| 12 | It was n't the first time he 'd had this nightmare ; it was happening more often nowadays . |
| 13 | For the first time he had lost some of his assurance . |
| 14 | It was not the first time he had seen such symptoms . |
| 15 | This was the first time he had used this mechanism to force through legislation rejected by parliament , and the ANC warned that it would nullify the legislation if it gained political power . |