Example sentences of "first [coord] [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slater also says it 's the first and only time he 's ever seen clock ratings take such baby steps — 33 to 40 to 45 to 50 . |
| 2 | It was the first and only time I walked over to the pavillon , knocked on the door and entered alone . |
| 3 | ‘ The first and best word we could ask , and we must be grateful for it . |
| 4 | ( b ) Where in addition there is a second charge If the former matrimonial home to be conveyed or transferred to the wife is subject to both a first and second charge it may be that whilst the first mortgagee is prepared to release the husband , upon having a direct covenant by the wife , the second mortgagee is not so agreeable . |
| 5 | So we teach our daughters that er , er , the first and foremost duty they have to perform in life is to like after your husband and elders and bring up the family , and the economical side , contribution from the er female is secondary , although they claim it a part as well , erm as economically as well . |
| 6 | The first and last thing I look at every day is his picture . |
| 7 | It was the first and last time they have had such privacy and they returned to Balmoral to join the Royal Family for their traditional September break , tanned , relaxed and obviously very much in love . |
| 8 | It was the first and last time they have ever had such privacy |
| 9 | One symptom of the pope 's embarrassment is that for the first and last time he made a concession to Anselm on the subject of the primacy of Canterbury , which we must deal with later . |
| 10 | It was the first and last time I was to fly on one of its mercy missions . |
| 11 | Soon her ordeal would be over and she vowed it was the first and last time she would act as model . |