Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] first child " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just occasionally the tensions spilled over , such as when she berated Moira publicly about the way she was feeding her first child . |
| 2 | He and his blonde wife , Adrienne , a Klanswoman who is expecting their first child next month , now have to be careful , they say . |
| 3 | Les , 61 , whose wife Tracy , 40 , is expecting their first child , has stopped smoking since the health scare that led him to quit a show last year . |
| 4 | There he 'd met another woman whom he eventually married and she was then expecting their first child . |
| 5 | Name the American , a former Wimbledon Champion , new retired from competitive play and expecting her first child , who is one of the company 's longest serving contract players ? |
| 6 | Ola Sirant , 34 , who covers the shows for Canadian magazine Chatelaine and Toronto Life 's monthly Fashion , is expecting her first child in September . |
| 7 | It had been announced only a month ago that she was expecting her first child and would probably be leaving after the spring term . |
| 8 | Claire had always planned to set up her own practice and she left Coopers in December 1989 , when she was expecting her first child . |
| 9 | My husband Peter and I started our collection when we were expecting our first child in 1945 . |
| 10 | Before having my first child four years ago , I worked for several years as a secretary at the head office of Sainsbury 's in Canterbury , and a further year as a personal assistant for Kent County Council . |
| 11 | JAPAN 'S young women , like their sisters in other rich countries before them , are now marrying later , putting off having their first child longer and then choosing to have fewer children in all . |
| 12 | For example , in 1964 , the average age of mothers having their first child was 24 years , by 1980 it had risen by 6 months and by 1989 it stood at 25.3 . |