Example sentences of "and [pron] [vb past] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got her letter yesterday and I took the first plane . |
| 2 | For somewhat different reasons in each case , there is not entailment between I chose the first rose on the list and I chose the first flower on the list , nor between Mary was disappointed to receive a rose and Mary was disappointed to receive a flower ( perhaps she was expecting an orchid ? ) . |
| 3 | My timber all came from local sources : by pure chance one timber yard had recently acquired an elm butt and I purchased the first board ( a huge log sawn into 2in boards — the real stuff ) . |
| 4 | and er and then those Brownies got older and I started the first Girl Guides there |
| 5 | And I missed the first game against Apoel because of the suspension I picked up . |
| 6 | Yes , already the numbness of shock was fading , and she felt the first spasm of the enormous pain that awaited her , and she was frightened . |
| 7 | He stood back then , and let her go , and she mounted the first flight , and the second , planting her fashionable square heels firmly on the beautiful old wood , which was austerely and very properly without covering , and recorded her movements accurately for anyone listening below . |
| 8 | Middle of the following week and we got the first reconciliation yesterday . |
| 9 | The effect held up ( although this time it was somewhat smaller ) , and we published the first paper describing the results in 1980 . |
| 10 | Several clubs from the Football League sought to tempt Harry away from the Palace , but without success , and he became the first Palace player to be awarded a Benefit by our club — it was the Southern League encounter with Coventry City at the Palace on 12 October 1912. 9,000 fans turned up and the Palace won 3–0 . |
| 11 | His heart was thudding hard against his ribs and he felt the first droplet of perspiration pop onto his forehead . |
| 12 | David Rees is Chairman of the Law Committee , and he introduced the first morning session , which dealt with the new rules for Administration Orders in personal insolvency . |
| 13 | Powell , taking a quick penalty , fed skipper Gander on the burst and he broke the first line of defence to surge clear . |
| 14 | When Colin Mortlock and myself initiated the first phase of exploration on these cliffs in the 60s , we negotiated an access agreement with the commandant of the Castlemartin camp . |