Example sentences of "[verb] my first [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I there soon experienced my first dealings with corporal punishment .
2 Well I did n't know anything about any none of us knew anything about anybody in those days , cos it was so early on in the , and we were n't , I was influenced more by people like blues er black blues singers , American blues singers like Muddy and Lightning , all those old blues , , er they were the heroes for me that I grew up with playing skiffle and and then Lonnie became my first Lonnie became by first hero and I er modelled a lot of my early singing on Lonnie .
3 ‘ Well , I ca n't say that I 've really earned this , ’ said John , taking a cup , ‘ but perhaps I can be forgiven my first day .
4 South bank as well 'cause that 's where I started , where I got my first board ever .
5 On the first Thursday , I got my first dose of an ‘ on-call ’ period .
6 Er and I , I do n't know whether that was where I got my first idea of being a nurse .
7 Alan explains : ‘ I got my first chance of management about 10 years ago when Ronnie McFall was in charge at the Oval .
8 And it was n't a shock when I got my first hit record because I was trying for that all our lives and so she backed me all the way .
9 Then I splashed out and got my first Alembic — cost me £890 in 1980 , serious cash .
10 When I got my first laser printer many moons ago , my bank manager almost had a heart attack .
11 ‘ I suppose I really understood what was at stake when I got my first glimpse of the castle , ’ she admitted , unable to disguise a rather wry smile .
12 After acquiring the relevant paper qualifications in 1979 I got my first sales and marketing job in 1980 .
13 I had really long hair once , it was way past my bum and when I got my first record deal they wanted me to have it all cut off — it was a total disaster .
14 I got my first taste of the Masters with Tom .
15 Like many visitors before me , I got my first taste of Greece on crete , the largest and most southerly of the Greek islands .
16 When I got my first job out of training it was at Worthing in a juvenile leading role and I got my Equity card because I had been chosen .
17 So I got my I got my first christmas present .
18 I first became involved with releasing barn owls into the wild about two years ago , shortly after i got my first breeding pair , Barny and Mrs Barny .
19 I was just let off for an afternoon to sit my first year Sociology exam and then I came into the hospital that was to be my home for the next three years .
20 What do you think my first question would be ?
21 It was just four months ago that met my first contras face to face .
22 I met my first boyfriend when I was in the fifth year at school , and we were together for six years .
23 I had just received my first commission from the world 's greatest rock read and I had less than 24 hours to deliver the goods .
24 When I was ten years old I was taken by my parents to see my first play at the Royal Theatre .
25 I went on an induction course down in Bournemouth , which was all technical , er , I came back to see my first clients , and I cringed at the thought of it .
26 For instance , when I first started writing , and had completed my first novels , I was not allowed to sign a contract for it .
27 Raschid who is here today was President and I attended with my own Table Chairman at that time David who not only encouraged me to attend my first A G M but encouraged me to get involved involved in ri in Round Table right from the very onset .
28 I 'm sure she wants you to extend the same warmth to her that you extend to me by using my first name . ’
29 Somehow , even at the age of five when I made my first visits to Colchester Zoo , I felt they stood out from other birds .
30 I was 19 and still studying at RADA when I made my first TV appearance .
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