Example sentences of "first time [pron] [verb] [verb] a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ This is the first time we 've issued a warning because of violence on the highway , ’ an American AA spokesman said . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's the first time we 've had a patient like this , ’ said Nurse Jean-Claude Auge yesterday . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's the first time we 've had a patient like this , ’ Nurse Jean-Claude Auge said yesterday . |
| 4 | This is the first time we 've had a regular monthly feature in the magazine just for Silver electronics . |
| 5 | Garage boss Trevor Cave said : ‘ It 's the first time we 've had a pilot come here to refuel . ’ |
| 6 | Visits supervisor Jenny Wallace said of the group : ‘ This was the first time we had welcomed a party from the Salvation Army . |
| 7 | Speaking from America where he is on a business trip , McCauley said : ‘ This is the first time we have refused a request from him . |
| 8 | We 've been through the records and we 're pretty sure this is the first time we have had a Prime Minister here . |
| 9 | Their 4-1 defeat by Australia here last year was the first time they had lost a one-day series at home . |
| 10 | Now if your person were to say come round , said it 's the first time they 've had a fit you get , call an ambulance , it may be epilepsy but it could be anything else , it could erm be , be the start of er something else in the brain because that 's all an epileptic fit is , it 's an electrical impulse , nobody actually knows why or when or how it 's caused , but it happens erm , but above all be very , very nice to your casualties , they 'll want to get up and they 'll run away , they want to get out , especially if it 's outside , because they 're embarrassed by it . |
| 11 | The 3-0 defeat of England is a first for India and it is also the first time they have recorded a 3-0 win against any other country . |
| 12 | Though this is the first time they have mentioned a gun . |
| 13 | It was the first time I had seen a ship built from scratch and it was quite an experience to watch the steel plates being cut by their ingenious machine which controlled a cutter as it drew our the required shapes direct from the blueprint , converting everything to full scale as it cut . |
| 14 | And they started that and they were sent out to this big villa and er that was the first time I had seen a continental headboard and er we could n't understand what it was you know . |
| 15 | It was the first time I had taken a close look at him . |
| 16 | This was the first time I had used a vauDe tent and I was impressed with its performance . |
| 17 | That was the first time I 'd seen a man 's penis so clearly and my mouth and throat went dry . |
| 18 | Another 48 Hours was done out of fear because Harlem Nights was the first time I 'd had a movie that flopped . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , fishing is my hobby , but it 's the first time I 've caught a squirrel . |
| 20 | the first time I 've taken a pill for years and years and she said , my taste and my smell |
| 21 | ‘ This is the first time I 've had a chance to talk to you on your own , ’ he said thoughtfully , a speculative gleam in his hazel eyes . |
| 22 | The first time I 've had a chance to have a look through this so could I erm |
| 23 | Right okay what I this will be the first time I 've had a look at er a little bit more of your background so erm while I 'm doing that , although you may have already inside information , I I guess you 'd seen the brochure before had you ? |
| 24 | ‘ This is the first time I have made a gramophone recording at Watford — I 've done film music here , but I think the sound of this is going to be amazing , ’ he said . |
| 25 | Indeed , this is the first time I have found a photographer reveal the position he was in when he took a particularly impressive shot of slime mould , for example . |
| 26 | Anyway , my worst fears about Barny were confirmed the first time I tried to put a leash on him . |
| 27 | Meanwhile ICL 's UK , Warrington-based distributor , Technology Plc , will be offering the new DRS 6000 series 300 models as part of its volume Technical product line , the first time it has handled a Unix box as a commodity item . |
| 28 | It is eager to scotch rumours that the withdrawal of the Official Custodian will mean that its COIF ( Charities Official Investment Funds ) common investment funds will also disappear , and for the first time it has issued a brochure to advertise its products . |
| 29 | Preston denied this with some zest , pointing out that it was the first time he 'd thrown a punch at anyone since his days in the ring with Cobber the kangaroo . |
| 30 | It was the red-haired left-hander 's first win over the squash legend , the first time he had played a match lasting an hour and 50 minutes at this level and won , and the first time he can ever have gambled so audaciously as he did at 13-13 in the final game . |