Example sentences of "and i [vb past] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got her letter yesterday and I took the first plane . |
| 2 | I could n't find the entrance to the restaurant that night for a start , and I spent the first half hour of the evening circling the outside of the building looking for a way in — in full view of all the diners . |
| 3 | My wife and I spent the first days of our married life at Abbey St Bathan 's , on Whiteadder , when we stayed with a remarkable lady , Miss Gillon , in her gardener 's cottage . |
| 4 | For somewhat different reasons in each case , there is not entailment between I chose the first rose on the list and I chose the first flower on the list , nor between Mary was disappointed to receive a rose and Mary was disappointed to receive a flower ( perhaps she was expecting an orchid ? ) . |
| 5 | My timber all came from local sources : by pure chance one timber yard had recently acquired an elm butt and I purchased the first board ( a huge log sawn into 2in boards — the real stuff ) . |
| 6 | ‘ One paper asked me to pick the Derby winner and I picked the first four . |
| 7 | and er and then those Brownies got older and I started the first Girl Guides there |
| 8 | And I paid the first fine that I ever did . |
| 9 | And I missed the first game against Apoel because of the suspension I picked up . |
| 10 | ‘ No diet is easy and I found the first few days hard , but by the end of the first week my skin became clearer , my nails grew stronger and my hair was healthy and shining . |