Example sentences of "when [pron] [vb past] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember being thrilled when I got the first whicker of recognition from my horse and most people feel happier and more confident riding a horse they know — even if it is n't well behaved ! |
| 2 | I think , because I had been working on Armchair Theatre , I was used to a certain style of drama , so when I saw the first Doctor Who script my first reaction was , after the first half hour , all we were left with was a lot of hairy-chested cavemen jumping around , grunting and going ‘ Ug ’ . |
| 3 | One survivor says : ‘ When I saw the first bomb fall , I knew that it was going to be a bad day for America ’ . |
| 4 | I was struck when I attended the first conference on corporate governance after the draft Cadbury Report was published . |
| 5 | And that was a fortnight ago when I had the first scan . |
| 6 | Air temperature was 15 ° C at 8.00 pm , just before complete darkness , when I heard the first voices in an extensively flooded field . |
| 7 | As I now personally from one of my previous lives in nineteen eighty-two , when I became the first Director of the newly independent National Federation of Community Organisations . |
| 8 | erm when I went the first year I looked at them . |
| 9 | On any model , when knitting the neckline , start with the second side of the neck with the carriage on the same side as it was when you started the first side of the neck . |
| 10 | A young woman who was with her hid when she heard the first shots and witnessed what happened . |
| 11 | She was in her first-floor sitting room , secure in her easy chair , when she heard the first sirens , saw the first police cars turn into her street . |
| 12 | Mrs Elliott broke new ground when she became the first woman solicitor in the firm about 15 years ago . |
| 13 | When she read the first word , J O E , her heart gave a great leap . |
| 14 | She intended to go straight to the second floor and find a policeman she could tell about the keys , but when she reached the first floor landing she veered into the newsroom instead . |
| 15 | When she reached the first hill , she looked back at Marlott and her father 's house with sadness in her heart . |
| 16 | Peter Jenkinson , Head of Walsall 's Museums and Art Galleries commented : ‘ When we launched the first show three years ago , we were amazed at the amount of secret collectors we discovered behind ordinary people 's front doors . |
| 17 | when we bought them , when we had the first lot of springs |
| 18 | Remember what he said when we called the first time ? |
| 19 | They had reached the top of the hill when they heard the first soul-chilling , baying call . |
| 20 | Could n't believe it when they got the first goal after ten seconds |
| 21 | When they reached the first sight of the city , it is recorded , Jesus wept , exclaiming : ‘ O , Jerusalem , Jerusalem , how often would I have gathered thy children , as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings , and ye would not . ’ |
| 22 | When they reached the first floor , he opened one of the doors and she walked into a large bedroom with a huge bed , masses of cupboard space , a comfortable armchair , and a table and chairs set by the window . |
| 23 | ‘ There is enormous support for the scheme in the town and when they considered the first application , the only resident input came from a small group of people who opposed it , ’ he said . |
| 24 | BALLYNAHINCH 'S pack dominated the opening exchanges and made their intentions known when they won the first scrum against the head . |
| 25 | His time at Newcastle gave him the unique opportunity to take the building society into Europe when it became the first UK society to offer a full range of services on the mainland of Europe on opening a branch in Gibraltar in 1990 . |
| 26 | I did n't enjoy it when it happened the first time . |
| 27 | When asked what use it was , Franklin gave the same reply as when he saw the first balloon ascent in 1783 … ’ |
| 28 | no , but , I mean our can read and he could read when he left the first class , he did really well |
| 29 | When he reached the first breakwater , Simon turned and waved . |
| 30 | Keith Waugh was armed with only the vaguest canine knowledge when he took the first steps along his career path . |