Example sentences of "as he [vb past] [prep] the first " in BNC.

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1 Ian McCloud , of Unicef , celebrated as he saw off the first UN convoy of food in weeks .
2 He took the Canal Turn as fluently as he had on the first circuit , then swept towards Valentine 's Brook .
3 " Why are they doing all this work so early in the morning ? " she asked Captain Duro when he appeared on deck looking as spruce and polished as he had on the first day she met him .
4 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 .
5 Yohan , an old man , was moved to tears as he read a tract , as he realised for the first time how much God loved him .
6 ‘ Well , ’ said Jane one afternoon as he emerged for the first time , blinking in the sun , ‘ how 's life in Lotus land ? ’
7 He did not benefit much , scoring 23 before he snicked Snell 's out-swinger , as he did in the first innings , to be caught by the keeper .
8 As he stood on the first tee at New Orleans last week , he noticed a boy in a wheelchair .
9 ‘ It was the talk of the set — the rumour monitors were working overtime , ’ Jim said yesterday as he talked for the first time about the couple 's whirlwind romance .
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