Example sentences of "he [adv] [verb] the first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He just said the first impertinent thing that came into his head . |
| 2 | At the same time he also became the first known clerk of Parliament and thus was responsible for beginning the compilation of the rolls of Parliament . |
| 3 | ‘ I think he really enjoyed the first few , then the stories and the music got so trite , but he 'd go ahead and do them . |
| 4 | But it is sometimes forgotten that as far back as 1909 he built his own aeroplane in which he then made the first recorded flight over Ireland . |
| 5 | To make it worse , I think Paul had gone three shots ahead , at eight-under as he again played the first nine well . |