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

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1 I mean first day
2 I mean first thing he did was er redundan we used to get four weeks for every year redundancy payment , bang , no forget it .
3 Then I found first gear and stomped on the accelerator .
4 If I put first class on here .
5 I travel first class and I take Concorde whenever I can .
6 Sedgemore said : ‘ I joined first class rugby late but I am enjoying life with Cardiff .
7 Oh God what have I got first thing tomorrow ?
8 Oh I know first weekend .
9 I remember I remember first war starting .
10 Sandy and I took first turn ashore .
11 Our last night together ; I leave first thing in the morning .
12 I think first part to it , but then er it seemed to go downhill so to speak .
13 He said to Paul , you 've done , cos , I think first time he painted it , Paul , he had to paint it wi windows shut , they would n't open window .
14 Erm I did first science exam a little while ago
15 Yes , I won first prize !
16 I said first time I came .
17 Until six weeks ago I had first class service , then , suddenly , the crankshaft snapped .
18 I have first pick , ’ he said drily .
19 The Weekend First scheme , which offers First class at a small supplement to Saver-class fares , has also been extended .
20 In this respect learner errors which reveal first language influence are the natural reflex of procedures of meaning negotiation .
21 This three-dimensional model can also be used to analyse the undergraduate curriculum , and will provide the three broad frames of reference for the three chapters that follow , which examine first degree courses in terms of concepts of knowledge , the economy and society , and the development of student ability or potential .
22 A considerable investment has been made in the redevelopment of the Piper field , which achieved first oil in February 1993 , having been delayed by construction schedule slippages and bad weather at the end of 1992 .
23 The exception is Beckus , still the most sparkling of Arnold 's comedy pieces , which was first recorded for Decca with Eduard van Beinum conducting , and with the composer himself playing first trumpet , by the LPO in 1947 .
24 We should never have got rid of the little Fiat we used to have which started first time every time and if anything did go wrong you could fix it with an elastic band or a bit of string , Gianluigi used to say , although personally I 'm hopeless with machinery .
25 Welcome back : The Anglo-Italian Cup … a new football competition which gives first division teams the chance to play in Europe kicks-off at the Manor Ground tonight with Central South rivals Oxford and Swindon playing each other …
26 He smiled reassuringly as he started up the engine , which obliged first time .
27 speaker co-ordinate : to account for sentences which include first person reference ( I , me , we , our , etc . )
28 Among its most prominent leaders were Adu Boahen , a former history professor , who became interim chairman , and Johnny Hansen , Interior Secretary in 1982-83 , who became first vice-chairman .
29 She was brought round by actor Charlie Lawson the show 's fiery Ulsterman Jim McDonald who applied first aid .
30 so you read first right
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