Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | She never knew which one of them made the first move , but suddenly , unaccountably , she was in his arms , his hands pressing against her back to draw her closer still . |
| 2 | In 1951 , when I was nineteen , I became the first home-grown sex symbol in austerity Britain . |
| 3 | Later , because of my own initiative in originating the idea , I became the first Radio Editor in Canada , which meant writing a daily column about radio programmes , stars , and networks . |
| 4 | As I now personally from one of my previous lives in nineteen eighty-two , when I became the first Director of the newly independent National Federation of Community Organisations . |
| 5 | I walked in through the door and , feeling a bit lost , I asked the first person I saw if he knew whether the Social Secretary was around . |
| 6 | I checked the first one on my chart — a none-too-generous position near the back and on the left . |
| 7 | I got the first shot in : one good punch . |
| 8 | I remember being thrilled when I got the first whicker of recognition from my horse and most people feel happier and more confident riding a horse they know — even if it is n't well behaved ! |
| 9 | … half the year had gone , the clear smoke-free distances of early summer a thing of the past , and midsummer day over , before I got the first clue . |
| 10 | However , I had hardly got started before I got the first complaint . |
| 11 | ‘ I got the first ferry I could after I heard … |
| 12 | I got the first one except for this one . |
| 13 | Once I found the first publisher , it just snowballed . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ No diet is easy and I found the first few days hard , but by the end of the first week my skin became clearer , my nails grew stronger and my hair was healthy and shining . |
| 15 | ‘ I found the first steps of the next pitch were very difficult , and the rock rather pushed one out . |
| 16 | In theory , her looks depended on the services of many employees , my hairdresser , my last hairdresser , my doctor , my other doctor who I went to when I found the first one was n't doing me any good , but with or without their attentions , Laura would always be beautiful . |
| 17 | It was one reason why I caught the first flight home . |
| 18 | Ludo catches it on his club , as I caught the first one . |
| 19 | In March 1951 , I reported the first immunization of children with live attenuated polio type II virus at a meeting of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis in Hershey , Pennsylvania . |
| 20 | I used the first that came into my head . |
| 21 | Under that system I used the first term almost entirely as a preparation for the teaching practice itself . |
| 22 | ‘ The way I played the first set was not me , not my usual game . |
| 23 | ‘ I scored the first time after eight minutes . |
| 24 | Shortly after Christmas I received the first batch of rereleases from the Savoy label , or rather from the Nippon Columbia Co . |
| 25 | And I paid the first fine that I ever did . |
| 26 | I chaired the first meeting in the institute . |
| 27 | I flunked the first question : ‘ On which circuit was the first Formula 1 world championship event held ? ’ |
| 28 | I 'm not a great fan , but I enjoyed the first one , The Tempest , enormously and the evening went in a flash . |
| 29 | No that 's a lie , I enjoyed the first 15 miles . |
| 30 | I have to say I enjoyed the first programme much more , simply because of the subject we had to discuss on the second one , which was Christmas . |