Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he sat there , that 's when I got my first real look at John Russell . |
| 2 | I got my first borstal when I was about eighteen for assault on another girl . |
| 3 | That 's when I got my first big shock of the night for the caller was none other than Danny himself ! |
| 4 | Watching the kestrel was a great experience , but life was still very frustrating for me because my mother understandably would n't let me wander very far afield , and I was n't going to see my first real live wild owl in Colchester Park ! |
| 5 | With a bit of luck I 'll actually get to see my first competitive Leeds match next Wednesday v the Arse at Highbury . |
| 6 | Thought you ought to see my first published letter — in its edited & unedited versions . |
| 7 | I fought my first general election campaign in 1955 , with eagerness and enthusiasm . |
| 8 | During the reception I made my first major mistake . |
| 9 | Because I happened to be fluent in French , I was promoted 11 months later to loan officer and assigned to the French-speaking Arab countries of North Africa , where I made my first international calls . |
| 10 | She seated me on her right , and I made my first direct pass as soon as we sat down . |
| 11 | We did not make a direct trip for we took the train to London , then I made my first underground journey to Finsbury Park , the most northerly point on the tube at that time . |
| 12 | But the old market square was still there , the ferry to North Shields ; Ocean Road , the Town Hall , the Library , Trow Rocks , the sands , the pier … . ft was on the pier that I made my first stumbling attempts to start writing poetry on my own again ; my very own poetry : |
| 13 | But more surprises were in store as I unearthed my first Roman coin . |
| 14 | They have a very special significance , and how I wish I had known how to press flowers when I was given my first red roses by my husband , but unfortunately I learnt a few years too late ! |
| 15 | I had won my first major title . |
| 16 | Soon after starting my search I found my first good hammered — the Edward half-groat illustrated . |
| 17 | MIDDLESBROUGH offshore business Northern Ocean Services has won its first major contract in seven years of operating from the former Smiths Docks site . |
| 18 | CCG has won its first major contract with BT Marine Ltd to provide catering and housekeeping services on board the 4,750 ton support ship the MV Discovery . |
| 19 | CCG HAS won its first offshore contract with BP Exploration , a multi-million pound contract to provide quality hotel standard service for personnel involved in the hook-up of two platforms in the North Sea 's Bruce Field . |
| 20 | Pegasus did n't win their first short corner of the game until the 28th minute , and that was down to Nadine Long , who at times was the only forward prepared to take on the Portadown defence . |
| 21 | Paraguay has its first civilian president in nearly half a century . |
| 22 | has its first civilian president for 21 years . |
| 23 | SCOTLAND has its first country-wide patients ' association . |
| 24 | Our surprise away win at Chamden City Reserves last Saturday means that Athletico Whaddon has its first unbeaten run in nineteen seasons . |
| 25 | The ( very ) steep section of the Cornice has its first new route of the year courtesy of John Hart . |
| 26 | So it 's something of a treat that the Discovery has its first British airing at Motorfair . |
| 27 | The Russian Republic has its first Green Party , formed at a meeting of environmentalists in Leningrad . |
| 28 | EDINBURGH-BASED Rachel McFadden has her first competitive test of current form in Bracknell this weekend at the British modern tetrathlon championships . |
| 29 | And Apple could introduce its first Personal Digital Assistant at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago next month , MacWeek says . |
| 30 | She felt like a government health warning , but the sheer pleasure of having won her first big race made up for it all . |