Example sentences of "[pers pn] [pron] first [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It was Daphne who gave me my first art book , The Treasures of Italy , in exchange for several cream wafers , and from that day on I knew I had stumbled across a subject I wanted to study for the rest of my life .
2 Spookily enough , I had come full circle : I was back working for Alan Lewis , the man who 'd given me my first music press job — as his secretary at Sounds , back in ( gulp ) 1977 .
3 For many of the students the course gives them their first stage experience and this is something which in itself produces a lot of concentrated work .
4 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 .
5 BILLY JOEL is battling to save the tiny New York club that gave him his first pop break .
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