Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [prep] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | George and the twins dared not venture near it except in the broadest of daylight and even then they usually fled at first sight of it . |
| 2 | Sister was off duty , and Staff Nurse Target and Frankie Elmore both went to first supper , leaving Juliet in charge . |
| 3 | Product plans from 18 months ago called for first Alaska shipments this quarter , a date HaL is obviously not going to make . |
| 4 | Product plans from 18 months ago called for first Alaska shipments this quarter , a date HaL is obviously not going to make . |
| 5 | These qualities were already present to a degree in certain early works , such as the Forfar town hall and the contemporary Kirriemuir church , while at Melville the somewhat perfunctory detail in the castellated style is accompanied by other features reminiscent of the work of Sir John Soane [ q.v. ] ; but his style developed rapidly after his Parisian visit of 1787 , when he doubtless encountered at first hand the revolutionary architecture of E.-L . |
| 6 | Real shame our movie never got past first base . |