Example sentences of "it was my [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dorothy Bohannon , Henry Avenue , Bowburn , Durham : It was my 17th birthday . |
| 2 | I do n't remember what the occasion was — maybe it was my first day at school , or maybe I was staying with my aunt for a few days … ’ |
| 3 | I watched him go round and , as it was my first year in the sport , I thought — so this is what FI is like , eh ? |
| 4 | I had come to Zurich from an ‘ off ’ period — it was my first race since the Commonwealth , a gap of about three weeks . |
| 5 | ‘ It was my first race for three weeks and it was very hot out there , so I 'm very happy with that . ’ |
| 6 | I think it was my first hol it was my first holiday abroad |
| 7 | It was my first machine , bought in 1952 after the birth of my second child . |
| 8 | It was my first experience of flying and I soon came to like the journeys , usually from Aberdeen to Norwich for me , in the low flying Fokker Friendships of Air Anglia , later to become Air UK . |
| 9 | It was my first experience of being totally responsible for trying to get funds , selling people the idea and overseeing the building . " |
| 10 | It was my first 6-day race and I came here to enjoy it with no plan or target , so I 'm very happy to have had such a successful run . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It was my first love . ’ |
| 12 | It was my first night back and I was getting pains and everything . |
| 13 | At 13 , I was sent to Dovercourt camp , which I remember with affection because it was my first home after leaving my family in Germany . |
| 14 | It was my first play and it came about by accident , evolving out of that Tolstoy play I was supposed to adapt for the BBC . |
| 15 | It was my first job and I thought it would be great , ’ she said . |
| 16 | He added : ‘ I was very conscious that it was my first League goal here since May , but it was well worth waiting for . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ My husband has been in the R.A.F. for nearly four years , but we had saved enough for the costs of a normal confinement in a nursing home , and as it was my first baby , we thought it well worth a little extra expense . |
| 18 | It was my first baby and I was panicking and he said there was no need to panic ! |
| 19 | ‘ It was my first time here and I was n't used to the power . |
| 20 | It was my first time in California and my first visit to a swank house . |
| 21 | This incident was notable only because it was my first seizure made on board a cutter . |
| 22 | ‘ It was my first marathon , so I did n't know what to expect . |
| 23 | It was my first attempt at this and I did not know quite what to expect . |
| 24 | ‘ I did n't want to stop during the race because it was my first attempt at the 400 metres hurdles and I wanted to get into the junior rankings , ’ she said . |
| 25 | It was my first piece , and I got it in my head immediately ; I had been very depressed and I think he saved my life . ’ |
| 26 | It was my first visit and I learnt a great deal from his experience . |
| 27 | David Thacker recalls a slightly different version : ‘ When I was shot down it was my first encounter with the enemy . |
| 28 | Anthony said : ‘ It was my first fish over 2 lb . |
| 29 | It was my first flight in her and she performed beautifully , bless her . |
| 30 | It was my first taste of big-time athletics , and my first visit to Gateshead . |