Example sentences of "[subord] they [verb] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | After about ten minutes , they found themselves back where they 'd first arrived in Victorian London . |
| 2 | He pointed out the pebbled street in front of park 's Guest House where they had first stayed and a bungalow they had taken between the church and the golf links . |
| 3 | Also , the stage was bigger than they 'd first thought . |
| 4 | They , they played a lot better second half than they did first apparently |
| 5 | if they go first thing in the morning . |
| 6 | By the mid-1930s male civil servants could choose to ‘ allocate ’ part of their pensions ; that is , to opt for a lower pension on retirement , so that if they died first their wives would get a modest continuing pension ( ibid . , |
| 7 | Has Olsen said that if they play first team whilst on loan — this will count ? |
| 8 | If they beat First Division Maesteg at the Arms Park on December 19 , Cardiff will face the winner of Narberth and St Peter 's . |
| 9 | New versions of existing entries may not be stored in the database unless they have first been obtained for update by a known lexicographer , who is the only lexicographer allowed to return it . |
| 10 | ( c ) The police have no power to detain a person for questioning unless they have first arrested that person . |
| 11 | All the tension and nervousness and anger was released in one swift exit from the man who had dominated , despised and ridiculed her ever since they had first met . |
| 12 | It had been almost three days since they had first met in hell , in the arena where the mysterious traveller had fought his deadly foe . |
| 13 | In the days since they had first met , Hess had unbent a little with Edward Carrington , but his decision not to discuss detail had remained unchanged . |
| 14 | She 'd been abominably rude to him since they 'd first met . |
| 15 | Underpowered , overweight and outdated , the once 200 strong fleet , affectionately known as ‘ Whistlers ’ was in decline from the mid-1970s , and when major overhauls ceased at BREL Crewe in 1981 it was only a question of time before they disappeared first from top link Eastern Region duties , and finally in 1985 freight workings originating from the North West . |
| 16 | So what was wrong with her ? she asked herself for the hundredth time as she sat sipping a glass of wine in his apartment in the Barbican some weeks after they 'd first met . |
| 17 | Purchasers should be encouraged to meet with potential acquisition candidates at the earliest opportunity after they have first been approached . |
| 18 | Meanwhile , London Division One outfit Tabard will have the crowd on their feet when they host First Division giants Northampton . |
| 19 | While they had shared championship success when they had first met , after a split of four years it was their second era together that brought the ultimate honour for them both — the 1987 Open Championship title . |
| 20 | He knew little more about her now than when they had first encountered each other in the abbey ruins on a blustery August evening less than six weeks earlier , had for a minute stood and gazed and had then moved silently towards each other in a wordless , amazed recognition . |
| 21 | She was no longer the girl she had been when they had first come to live at Cherry Tree Farm . |
| 22 | When they had first come to live at Thorsbury , she had felt a little piqued by Stephen 's neglect of her , while realising that his obsession with work was not really of his own choosing . |
| 23 | They had played quite a bit at Hurlingham when they had first been married . |
| 24 | Brightly lit as on a stage , she saw the bodies still , more garish , more brightly lit than when they had first met her horrified eyes . |
| 25 | When they had first met she thought he was funny , he guessed , though kind too . |
| 26 | Something had sparked into life when they had first set eyes on each other , though , and even Julius 's self-control had melted away as the spark had ignited a flame , and then a fire . |
| 27 | No wonder Piers had been so contemptuous of her when they had first met . |
| 28 | Perhaps Piers had been no more than a struggling architect when they had first met , and she had not been content to lead a life of poverty . |
| 29 | She knew immediately that Roman 's mood had changed ; he was looking as grim as when they had first met , but he said nothing as they got into the car . |
| 30 | Even when they had first been married , Ross has always been quite determined that — |