Example sentences of "[pers pn] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was in this book that he was able to show me the first reference to the Santa Maria . |
| 2 | I had felt at the instant the idea suggested itself to me the first glimmer of positive thought : suddenly I knew I was not going to sink . |
| 3 | She came to see me the first night I was home , and we sat on the verandah , rather tongue-tied after such a long time , saying stupid things like : " Did you have a good trip ? " |
| 4 | He sent me the first Education sentimentale ; I was not greatly impressed , but how could I not praise it ? |
| 5 | In the end I got them to give me the first aid outfit and fixed myself up . |
| 6 | Where I used to live , when they evacuated me the first time . ’ |
| 7 | This was evident to me the first time I attended a Karajan rehearsal , and even more so in the first of our long conversations . |
| 8 | Certainly I always tried to remember the shocking effect which the sight of so many old prisoners , some of them bearded , all of them strangely dressed , had had on me the first time I arrived in a main camp . |
| 9 | These were Kirsty 's opening words to me the first time I saw her . |
| 10 | But I have never forgotten advice that my research adviser gave me the first time that I was pursuing a dead end : ‘ It is important to recognise when to quit . ’ |
| 11 | And then he described to me the first time he and Montaine had happened upon it . |
| 12 | ‘ Oliver Craddock wrote this down for me the first time I saw him and I 'd forgotten all about it , ’ he said . |
| 13 | ‘ And then set your thugs on me the first time my back 's turned . |
| 14 | ‘ I do n't usually let a bloke kiss me the first time , ’ she said . |
| 15 | ‘ It had the same effect on me the first time I saw it at night . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You may remember that I begged you to make love to me the first time , Penry Vaughan ! |
| 17 | It did to me the first time we stayed . |
| 18 | He intimidates me the first time I ever talked to him was in the pub |
| 19 | And it was she who brought me the first evening paper . |
| 20 | It is a safe bet to assume this competition will present no problems for them leaving them the first pipe band in history to collect every available award and go undefeated for the duration of the season . |
| 21 | Alejandro caught me stealing out to water them the first night . |
| 22 | He demonstrates his belief to the union that problems can be overcome , and if he fails to convince them the first time he 'll try again and again . |
| 23 | This makes them the first chain of salons in the U.K. specialising in both Afro and European hairdressing . |
| 24 | We worked together to form the committee for the release of Soviet Jewry , of which he was the first secretary and I the first chairman . |
| 25 | I do n't think I ever have done Heathrow , oh wait a minute , did I the first year ? |
| 26 | What kind of people d' you think I the first year psychology students they 've been given some sexual orientation ? |
| 27 | Is she the first woman to have a baby ? |
| 28 | Not only was she the first female to break through the glass ceiling in Engineering , but to become a star throughout the company because she did the job with such panache ? |
| 29 | I have asked no one else , I have given you the first opportunity of owning these things . ’ |
| 30 | Oh , so you do n't so told you the first year ! |