Example sentences of "they had [vb pp] [pron] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | These children were eligible to enter the trial if they were between 37 and 43 weeks of age and if their immunisation record indicated that they had received their first dose of OPV between 6 and 12 weeks of age and their second and third doses at 4 to 6 week intervals . |
| 2 | It was in that ugly repository of polished pine , acoustic tiles and garish , sentimental stained glass that he and his wife had been married , and in a flat in the rectory , living above the parish priest , that they had made their first home . |
| 3 | Now that they had made their first move , their first real move , they would not give up until Jack Stone did what he was supposed to do : start talking . |
| 4 | They had made their first venture into the quicksand that Vietnam was to become . |
| 5 | As the train drew near she looked out for Rough Stones , the house up on the hillside where they had made their first home ; but it was night , and all she saw was a glimmer that could as well have been a shepherd 's lantern . |
| 6 | But after they had lost their first five wickets with only 134 on the board , Rutherford and Blain swung the balance back in their favour in the last 45 minutes , adding 34 runs to take their side agonisingly close to squaring the series after a humiliating innings and 60-run defeat in Christchurch . |
| 7 | They had bought their first house and were expecting their first baby . |
| 8 | His wife received the official notification from the Air Ministry a few days after they had celebrated their first anniversary of their wedding . |