Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | With every nerve on edge and my heart pumping I put my foot on the first stair . |
| 2 | Enjoying the irony of it , and actually quite pleased to discover that Ryan had n't turned over a new leaf after all , she continued smoothly , ‘ And might I remind you , Ryan , that it was my money in the first place , not yours ? |
| 3 | I was taken from the cellar in Beirut and enjoyed the warmth of the sun on my skin for the first time in a thousand days . |
| 4 | Dacourt looked at me under lowered brows as if recognising my existence for the first time . |
| 5 | ‘ He smelt the cigarette smoke and I was fired , typical of my luck during the first 30 years of my life , ’ recalls Caine , 59 . |
| 6 | The voices of Surkov and Rozanov on tape , played over and over in my study in the first year or so after our meeting , had brought their living presence to me ; but later , as those tapes were discarded in favour of over-scrawled typewritten pages , Surkov and Rozanov increasingly became characters under my control , their improvisations almost lost under the refinements of a thousand and one nights ( and days ) of my own labour . |
| 7 | ‘ It was always my intention after the first two years of trying things out to get a more stable situation after the European Championships . |
| 8 | My result in the afternoon race was the worst of the event as I dwelt over my fate up the first beat . |
| 9 | My right to the first move at chess carries with it the duty to continue with the game , and so on . |
| 10 | ‘ Before the fight they were chanting my name for the first time and I could see the effect it had on Ruddock , his head was going down while my chest was swelling with pride . |
| 11 | ‘ During one practice session , ’ writes Iain , ‘ I perpetrated the highest , latest and crudest tackle of my life on the first XI 's star player , a footballer of considerable skill . |
| 12 | From continually chasing my tail in the first month and being late for everything , and always being in trouble in varying degrees , punctuality became second nature . |
| 13 | My answer to the first part of his question is that in the few weeks that I have had my present portfolio , two or three times in public I have stated my firm belief that it is in the interests of the people of Northern Ireland , the police and the security forces — indeed , in the interests of all of us — that the law be applied even-handedly and that those responsible for applying the law should do so . |
| 14 | It was on that occasion — in the strangely bare study of Darlington Hall — that Mr Farraday shook my hand for the first time , but by then we were hardly strangers to each other ; quite aside from the matter of the staff , my new employer in several other instances had had occasion to call upon such qualities as it may be my good fortune to possess and found them to be , I would venture , dependable . |
| 15 | I reckon I 'd hardly surface from my bunker for the first few days . ’ |
| 16 | A , you might not want to come and join my company in the first place |
| 17 | My discussion of the first two questions will revolve around Poulantzas ' notion of ‘ pertinent effects ’ . |
| 18 | I think it is , and therefore my judgment on the first demurrer is for the plaintiff . |
| 19 | ‘ I told 'im 'e was a no-good whoreson an' 'e should n't 'ave wasted my time in the first place , ’ Billy replied , his blue eyes blazing at the memory of it . |
| 20 | That 's how I got interested in the sport : I read about the first black champion , Jack Johnson and it created my interest for the first time . |
| 21 | My target for the first 6 games was 10 points . |
| 22 | " Alone , " she told my mother on the first night . |
| 23 | The appointment ended three weeks of political uncertainty during which Sheikh Hasina Wajed , leader of the second-largest party , the Awami League , challenged Begum Zia to demonstrate her majority at the first session of the newly elected Jatiya Sangsad ( National Assembly ) , scheduled for April 5 . |
| 24 | The Mazowiecki government had tendered its resignation after the first round of the presidential elections , but parliament had initially refused to accept it . |
| 25 | Some similar process in Ursula presumably explained her willingness for the first time to discuss arrangements for the funeral , which they agreed should be held as soon as possible . |
| 26 | As she set her foot on the first one she turned involuntarily and gave one last look at the parade — and started uncomfortably at what she saw . |
| 27 | But their presence in the First Division will mean that every Saturday thirty non-English players will be turning out in the top flight taking up places which should be filled by Englishmen . |
| 28 | The Empire reached its zenith after the First World War with the acquisition of former German colonies in Africa and with the addition of League of Nations mandates to govern parts of the old Ottoman Empire in the Middle East — Palestine , Jordan and Iraq . |
| 29 | Sheldukher stared down at her suddenly , as if registering her presence for the first time . |
| 30 | Belinda Jones , ’ the owner of the name said simply , and waited while Dr Russell 's sister seemed to fully take in her presence for the first time . |