Example sentences of "see him [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Were n't you surprised to have seen him in the first place ? |
| 2 | Certainly Jenny did not see him for the first few evenings she was at Moorlake . |
| 3 | ‘ In that case , ’ retorted Geoffrey , ‘ why did he agree to see him in the first place ? ’ |
| 4 | The trouble was that very few members of the audience at the Theatre Royal , Brighton , understood either what he was saying or why they had spent the money on going to see him in the first place . |
| 5 | Vincent looked at him , as if seeing him for the first time . |
| 6 | She looked up at Trent , as if seeing him for the first time : ‘ I 'd have drowned if you 'd left me on the Key . ’ |
| 7 | Let me now assume that you are being considered by a prospective principal and are seeing him for the first time . |
| 8 | The boyish expression transformed the hard planes of his face and she stared at him as if she was seeing him for the first time . |
| 9 | But seeing him for the first time was like when you buy a new make of car you never noticed that kind before , then you realise they 're all over the place . |
| 10 | She saw him at the first lecture , and thrilled at his cultured voice . |
| 11 | The Campbells were waiting to greet him in the hall , and Elizabeth saw him for the first time . |
| 12 | It was then that she really saw him for the first time and the blood began to sing in her ears . |
| 13 | When I saw him for the first time , I fell in love with him at once . |
| 14 | It was Cannistraro and his colleagues who also identified the mysterious Libyan who bought the clothes in Malta to wrap around the bomb , based on a photofit picture produced by the FBI from the shopkeeper 's phenomenally detailed description of his customer ten months after he saw him for the first and only time . |
| 15 | Well they , I had to go to Road police station , London , it was quite good , the detective took , took me around that little area and er then when I got ready to collect to take him to Liverpool Street Station , I saw him for the first time , man about sixty one and he 'd got two suitcases , one lighter than the other , and while I was signing for him and his property I said to him , you take that light one and I 'll take the bigger one with the view to getting on the bus to get to Liverpool Street st but the inspector there was very good , he said I 'm not going to oh and I said to you take the light case I 'll take the high one , he said I ca n't carry anything , I got a rupture . |
| 16 | Jekub can be a bit scary when you see him for the first time . ’ |