Example sentences of "his [noun] [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Louis Dersingham was clearly annoyed to find himself having answered his sister in the first place . |
| 2 | He had dictated his resignation to the first secretary he encountered . |
| 3 | How had Hubert let Elfael and Brycheiniog slip through his fingers in the first place ? |
| 4 | I could never understand why Crusoe left his paradise in the first place ; wild horses would not have dragged me from Juan Fernandez . |
| 5 | As far as I am aware , there was good feeling between the candidates during the election , and I was somewhat surprised to read in Susan Crosland 's splendid biography of her husband that Roy Hattersley had told him I was angry that he was standing , and that he must give me his support before the first ballot or I would have no interest in him . |
| 6 | He pushed open the door and , as he put his foot on the first step , experienced a revelation comparable to that undergone by Newton in the orchard or Archimedes in his bath . |
| 7 | He put his foot on the first step and paused , listening . ’ |
| 8 | He took his text from the First Book of Samuel : |
| 9 | His writing-room on the first floor contains an unprepossessing table and a sideboard , on which sit his word-processor and printer . |
| 10 | The TV presenter looked across at the sergeant , as though registering his presence for the first time . |
| 11 | We at the Bastille have been particularly blessed by his presence during the first concert of our season , in which his active participation and guidance were of invaluable help , especially for the recording of the Turangalîla-symphonie . |
| 12 | Below : John Barry grits his teeth on the first pitch of Thin Wall Special ( E1 ) . |
| 13 | She noticed his teeth for the first time : small and irregular , like pieces of gravel on a driveway , but sparkling white . |
| 14 | He played for Surrey second XI at 20 and made his debut for the first XI in 1947 , when he played five matches . |
| 15 | With exquisite logic , Sonic Boom is on the panel , a man who could n't stop talking , I 'm sure , if he could be bothered to open his mouth in the first place . |
| 16 | Guy Nicot , the Louvre ( and Elysée Palace ) architect currently supervising work on the Museum 's Cour Napoléon will leave his offices on the first floor of the west side of the Cour Lefuel ( once the apartments of Napoléon III 's Master of the Horse ) to make way for Dutch and Flemish sculptures ; German pieces will be housed underneath on the ground floor . |
| 17 | I should n't have been in his study in the first place . |
| 18 | I told Bates straight out that I was the only man who had the vision and know-how to keep his club in the First Division and that for a reasonable salary , say 16K a year , I would be willing to quit Athletico . |
| 19 | Sean Dodds , for Kelly , said he was out with his girlfriend for the first time since the birth of their baby . |
| 20 | WARTIME Spitfire pilot F/L Tony Cooper was recently re-united with his aircraft for the first time since crashing on marshland near the Humber Estuary in 1944 . |
| 21 | Barry fits a visor on his colt for the first time in the Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup in a bid to cover all the angles . |
| 22 | Wycliffe left his car on the first car park he came to and walked . |
| 23 | Her frozen surprise made him pause at the door , a gleam of amusement touching his eyes for the first time . |
| 24 | Now a doubt was creeping into his mind for the first time . |
| 25 | Charlie 's hearing was fully restored a week later and a smile appeared on his lips for the first time when he saw Grace standing by his side pouring him a cup of tea . |
| 26 | The matter will therefore drag on for another month until the next management committee meeting , while Ferguson has to continue his return to the first team under awkward circumstances . |
| 27 | Details of his transactions for the first month are given . |
| 28 | And it was an honour in both senses , for , like his counterpart on the first tee at the Dunluce course — qualifiers play both championship . |
| 29 | A twice-cracked shin-bone reduced Ian 's initial impact on his bow in the First Division , although he completely proved his worth among that august company and was called up for England B duty in December 1989 , before the injuries were sustained , but no one , friend or foe alike , will ever forget his dramatic appearance , again as a ‘ super-sub ’ , in the FA Cup Final of 1990 . |
| 30 | Baldwin told his Chancellor during the first weekend of October , and then proceeded to consult in ones or twos with other members of the Cabinet , the traditional free traders — Salisbury , Derby , Devonshire and Novar — as well as the natural protectionists — Amery and Hoare . |