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

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1 The waves seemed to increase in size as we passed the first section of headland , continuing to smash with awesome power to our right , too close to our right !
2 It was on one of Mike 's rest days , when I went along with Christophe to do some sound recordings , that we got the first view of what was to become an obsession for Mike and me over the next two and a half years .
3 We stopped the first night at an inn on the banks of a river .
4 We birdied the first couple of holes and we were on top of the world .
5 And erm when Because we went the first day of our holidays , right away , to Deerness to my mother 's people .
6 remember what we said the first thing to date you have to understand what you 're trying to do
7 We had the first juke-box in the town after the war , the first knickerbocker glories and the first Pepsi-Colas . ’
8 We had the first fridge in our section of the street ( he got it cheap — contacts ) but were late to get a television .
9 when we bought them , when we had the first lot of springs
10 We missed the first brood to be born , but managed to save some of the fry by netting them out of the adult tank .
11 In the last issue of Action we published the first portion of the international Study and Action Programme which was launched in July this year by WACC 's Central Committee .
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