Example sentences of "[subord] they [vb past] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | They climbed until they reached the first pocket of snow , which lay in a long , dark slash on the mountain 's side . |
| 2 | From this vantage point they were to keep up a steady rifle fire on the sepoys advancing over the open ground until they heard the first ringing of the Church bell . |
| 3 | If I sounded dubious about The Smiths , it 's because they represented the first threat to us . ’ |
| 4 | It took another five days of route-marching before they heard the first sound of artillery fire , could smell the trenches and therefore knew they must be approaching the front . |
| 5 | The aim was to help climbers Dave Harries and Mick Hardwick acclimatise before they attempted the first British ascent of the Polish Route on Annapurna I. |
| 6 | The Wright bothers did this when they developed the first operational airplane . |
| 7 | They had reached the top of the hill when they heard the first soul-chilling , baying call . |
| 8 | Could n't believe it when they got the first goal after ten seconds |
| 9 | When they reached the first sight of the city , it is recorded , Jesus wept , exclaiming : ‘ O , Jerusalem , Jerusalem , how often would I have gathered thy children , as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings , and ye would not . ’ |
| 10 | When they reached the first floor , he opened one of the doors and she walked into a large bedroom with a huge bed , masses of cupboard space , a comfortable armchair , and a table and chairs set by the window . |
| 11 | ‘ There is enormous support for the scheme in the town and when they considered the first application , the only resident input came from a small group of people who opposed it , ’ he said . |
| 12 | BALLYNAHINCH 'S pack dominated the opening exchanges and made their intentions known when they won the first scrum against the head . |
| 13 | But back Northampton went and though they held the first Nottingham surge they could not stop the second and scrum-half Hughes dived over on the left to score a try which earned a standing ovation . |
| 14 | He got up and went back down the stairs , going out into the gathering darkness , across the priory grounds behind the chapel from where he could hear the sweet , melodious chant of the nuns as they sang the first psalm of Compline . |
| 15 | As soon as they finished the first course Rodney raised his wine glass . |
| 16 | Both hardened internationals , they could n't cope with John Fashanu and Robbie Earle as they plundered the first and third goals for Dons . |
| 17 | David had been right , thought Juliet excitedly , as they approached the first of a row of huge old houses . |