Example sentences of "as he [verb] [pron] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Richard 's fingers played with the card as he recalled their first meeting , 13 years ago , at Adam 's party . |
| 2 | A beady glint appeared in Manolo 's clear blue eyes as he got his first scent of blood money and began to turn into a shark . |
| 3 | I 'll be talking to arch modernizer Harriet Harman , and John Cole takes a sideways look at the Chancellor 's dilemma as he prepares his first budget . |
| 4 | Kharin , unable to speak a word of English , saw Hitchcock pull off one of the saves of the season as he watched his first match following a £400,000 transfer from CSKA Moscow . |
| 5 | The 24-year-old local hero failed to find the superb form which saw him win the French Indoor Championships , as he lost his first match to Pete Sampras , 7–6 ( 7–5 ) , 7–6 ( 7–3 ) . |
| 6 | However , the Scot has had successive deciding-frame victories here in Belgium and perhaps his Wembley success may turn out to be another false dawn as he chases his first ranking title of an erratic season . |