Example sentences of "it [adv] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It was the fact that he felt he had done it right the first time and not nearly as well the second time . |
2 | ‘ Do it right the first time , ’ is probably the best and shortest way to sum up the quality improvement process . |
3 | No , oh you had it right the first time , oh no you did n't , you need a face , find a face , look . |
4 | Presumably one reason why people doing something is they did n't do it enough the first time , or they did n't do it properly , or they did n't do it successfully and therefore they 've got ta keep doing it . |
5 | Well that 's right , give it away the first part of the question |
6 | Should n't have really warmed it up the first time . |
7 | It is important because if you do buy something from a shop and realize there 's something wrong with it , if you take it back the first thing the shop would say to you is can I see your receipt ? |
8 | I remember him relating it again the first time I returned to see him after gaining my first post as butler — to a Mr and Mrs Muggeridge in their relatively modest house in Allshot , Oxfordshire . |
9 | ‘ Why could n't you say it quietly the first time ? |