Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She came to see me the first night I was home , and we sat on the verandah , rather tongue-tied after such a long time , saying stupid things like : " Did you have a good trip ? " |
| 2 | Alison also likes 60s music ( too young to remember it the first time around ) and buying things for her home . |
| 3 | Suppose , for example , that your most recent life had been a particularly horrifying and traumatic one : you would not really want to experience it the first time you were regressed , as you might not be able to cope . |
| 4 | In the end I got them to give me the first aid outfit and fixed myself up . |
| 5 | He demonstrates his belief to the union that problems can be overcome , and if he fails to convince them the first time he 'll try again and again . |
| 6 | Q : We paid for our holiday in Paphos , Cyprus , in January , but 36 hours before we were due to leave our tour operator , Saga Holidays , rang to tell us the Roman Hotel in Paphos was double-booked and to offer us the first week at another hotel which was , in our opinion , inferior . |
| 7 | It was in this book that he was able to show me the first reference to the Santa Maria . |
| 8 | Alejandro caught me stealing out to water them the first night . |
| 9 | So it was that her charisma and undoubted beauty helped to make her the first lady air correspondent in the world . |
| 10 | We do not envisage using the TA to respond immediately to outrages in Northern Ireland or to make it the first wave of our assault for the repossession of Kuwait . |