Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [pers pn] his first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I gave him his first bath . |
| 2 | But I said I am the money I gave him his first flying lesson , I paid for it , like I bought his first three cars . |
| 3 | Davies was also skilled at constructing local earthworks to prevent flooding by the Severn and his earned him his first big contract from the Montgomeryshire Public Works Engineer , Thomas Penson ( presumably the same Penson of Oswestry who worked with the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway and was responsible for the design of stations including the recently refurbished Gobowen station and Shrewsbury 's joint station ) . |
| 4 | A right-wing corner by the left-footed Preece was met so powerfully by James that the young full-back could be proud of the header which brought him his first goal of the season … |
| 5 | But there was an interesting sequel , which gave him his first , insightful , small stab at directing . |
| 6 | He had been runner-up on several occasions during his 20 years with Smith , but it was Sheelagh Boon 's six-year-old Smart Move who gave him his first win when taking the Senior Newcomers Championship . |
| 7 | Curiously , Abbado is succeeding the man who gave him his first big break . |
| 8 | His interest in archaeology led him into contact with Flinders Petrie , for whom he worked as an assistant from 1892 , and who gave him his first experience in excavation . |
| 9 | They gave him his first meal , of bread for the body and purifying salt for the immortal soul , and cheered as his tiny red face puckered at the taste and he yelled lustily . |
| 10 | Gently — and a little inexpertly — he gave her his first love in return , and that joining of soul to soul and body to body convinced her that in love it is indeed better to give than to receive . |