Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [verb] first " in BNC.

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1 Yes , he let me go first at every fence ’
2 Waving a group of the older ones forward , he started them moving first to lead the descent in an orderly manner .
3 It was , in testimony to his alertness , Cornelius who saw him coming first .
4 Felt it scrape first on a soft surface and then on a surface smooth like metal .
5 Now why did you leave first time ?
6 which one did you do first ?
7 You put big heading Paul , what did we do first , what did we talk about first ?
8 So what did we do first ?
9 Where did we go first time ?
10 ‘ I hope you had them washed first .
11 He said he had first noticed impressions in the earth some years ago when the first of the long hot summers had come .
12 As controller of the Audit Commission before taking over at the helm of the CBI last year , Mr Davies said he had first had experience of the Government 's approach to industry and commerce .
13 and er , she said my eyes really sparkled she said first time I 've seen them sparkle for a long while so I was right chuffed about that .
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