Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [vb past] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fenella must have heard me , as she appeared at her door as I reached the first landing . |
| 2 | I had dropped my bag as I hit the first man , but that did n't matter . |
| 3 | ‘ It is only simple , ’ she apologised as she brought the first course to the table . |
| 4 | And as she attended the first parade of the Princess of Wales 's Royal Regiment , she joked : ‘ It has to be said that for a 31-year-old woman to have 2,500 men under her command is quite a feat but I am sure I will rise to the occasion . ’ |
| 5 | And as she attended the first parade of the Princess of Wales 's Royal Regiment , she joked : ‘ It has to be said that for a 31-year-old woman to have 2,500 men under her command is quite a feat but I am sure I will rise to the occasion . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , it 's a reply to my fax from Beryl ! ’ she exclaimed as she scanned the first paragraph . |
| 7 | For half an hour or so she had Barbara Paulus , ranked 21st to Durie 's 102nd , chasing shadows as she won the first set 6-2 . |
| 8 | That was probably the understatement of the decade , she acknowledged ruefully some hours later , as she grabbed the first opportunity of the entire afternoon to simply stop moving and stand still in one place for longer than ten seconds . |
| 9 | There was just time to shower and dress before Lucia arrived , smiling shyly as she delivered the first cup of coffee of the new day . |
| 10 | 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 ! |
| 11 | But , after a glorious day 's exploring , by the time we turned for home the weather had become very wild , and as we approached the first barrier , waves were breaking fiercely over the road . |
| 12 | He got up and went back down the stairs , going out into the gathering darkness , across the priory grounds behind the chapel from where he could hear the sweet , melodious chant of the nuns as they sang the first psalm of Compline . |
| 13 | As soon as they finished the first course Rodney raised his wine glass . |
| 14 | The voice held the same polite incredulity as it had the first time . |
| 15 | She re-read the previous page , but by the time she 'd got to the bottom again it made as little sense as it had the first time . |
| 16 | He moved as soon as he saw the first bead of sweat break on her pallid face , and then he was almost too late . |
| 17 | He had spoken the compliment as though he really meant it , just as he had the first time he 'd said it . |
| 18 | There he was , Prince Nicolo Sabatini , standing at the rear of the showroom , completely alone , his arms folded over his chest , watching her exactly as he had the first time she 'd set eyes on him , with such a fierce blend of desire and anger that her heart leaped into her throat . |
| 19 | After finishing second in the World Championship in 1983 and 1984 , Alain Prost lose the " nearly man " tag in 1985 as he became the first Frenchman to win the title . |
| 20 | Donald silenced them as he sang the first line , rather solemnly , in a rich baritone : |
| 21 | As he spoke the first name , the half silence became a dense one . |
| 22 | The next night , Captain Edward ( Ted ) Parsons RE and his paddler , Leading Seaman Irvine , prepared to land , Ted Parsons taking a ducking as he tried the first time to board the canoe in a nasty swell . |
| 23 | As he delivered the first ball of his third over on that fateful sunny afternoon , his left knee split apart , fracturing in two . |
| 24 | He might even have been standing up as he tasted the first mouthful . |
| 25 | CARL LLEWELLYN ( Party Politics ) : ‘ As soon as he jumped the first fence I gained in confidence . |
| 26 | As soon as he entered the first field to be cut his mates up-ended him and gave him the same treatment which stopped only when he shouted ‘ Beer ! ’ . |