Example sentences of "[noun pl] the first [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IAN WRIGHT and Andy Gray hardly exchanged pleasantries the first time they met . |
| 2 | Comfort , to me , means warmth , and whenever I change homes the first thing I do is make it as warm as possible . |
| 3 | Remember all the goals scored from set pieces and corners the first season we came back up ? |
| 4 | King Idomeneus of Crete , caught in a storm at sea on his way home , vows to Neptune that if he is spared he will sacrifice to the gods the first person he meets on landing — which turns out to be , of course , his own son , Idamantes . |
| 5 | He took me out last Sunday and I said as we were driving over to Lavenham , I said an early would be much appreciated , I said I cooked the Sunday Lunch for my lodgers , but I have n't , in fact , had any myself he said you 've got to have a high tea , he said you must have a proper meal and he ordered up salad and a a ham salad and have this and have that and have the other , where as some of them like this chap Gerald who was erm sent me by one of the other agencies the first time we went out he took me to a meal and he obviously felt that quite enough , after that he used to come out to see me after he 'd had his meal meanness , hanging onto money ! |
| 6 | In the early days there was no cure and it killed AIDS patients the first time they got it . |
| 7 | This is a splendid opportunity to enjoy the fantastic visibility from the Trislander 's big windows , for many passengers the first time they have really had much of a view from an aircraft . |
| 8 | Most children reject new foods the first time they are offered , but if your child clearly finds the food disagreeable , even after trying it three or four times , then do n't serve it up again . |