Example sentences of "was the first time i " in BNC.

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1 That was the first time I 'd seen a man 's penis so clearly and my mouth and throat went dry .
2 Perhaps because this was the first time I was all alone in a big city in a new country .
3 This was the first time I had seen him since the landings .
4 That was the first time I 'd had any money out of gigging in a year .
5 As I opened it , and looked out , I realized that it was the first time I had consciously looked out : before , I had always been hurrying by .
6 It was the first time I had made this mistake , but Bamba immediately turned and ran back to us .
7 But after years of the DHSS , it really was the first time I 'd been spoken to like a human being .
8 Mr Mackintosh said : ‘ Last night was the first time I have ever had a show not continue . ’
9 This was the first time I had seen him surf in the flesh , but for an entire month I had contemplated him pulling fearlessly into a vicious Pipeline tube when I should have been writing lectures .
10 I realized with a shock that this was the first time I had been really unhappy since I had been taken prisoner .
11 It was the first time I had heard orderly 's German : a rich hybrid language spoken with any English local accent which often achieved wonders when the phrases of classroom or grammar book produced only a blank expression and a shrug of the shoulders .
12 That was the first time I was conscious that before the apocalypse I had never thought of visualising anywhere but in my stomach .
13 For a short while , neither of us was allowed to drive , and that was the first time I 've known Michael to be really downhearted .
14 It was the first time I had heard it .
15 This was the first time I had been to the house and it seemed enormous .
16 A few days later the father told a project worker , ‘ You know that was the first time I felt I had something to offer to the school . ’
17 I was so proud that day because it was the first time I wore a rather special red coat with matching red hat .
18 Another 48 Hours was done out of fear because Harlem Nights was the first time I 'd had a movie that flopped .
19 ‘ It was a process of necessity , really but , since it was just me and a Portastudio , it was the first time I 'd ever been in the position of being able to write and record without any kind of pressure from anyone else .
20 ‘ It was the first time I 'd ever seen myself on screen .
21 It was the first time I had seen her in a pale colour — a light grey dress which made her seem shadowy .
22 ‘ It was the first time I did n't have to worry what the other girls were gon na think , what anyone was gon na think and if I do n't like what happens I can cut it out …
23 This was the first time I felt a stab of personal anxiety .
24 It was the first time I had come across the word .
25 It was the first time I was able to say it .
26 This was the first time I 'd been into a prison and a number of things struck me during the day .
27 ‘ In Africa , ’ she continues , ‘ it was the first time I was confronted by these women that were fearless with each other .
28 That was the first time I was to see pain and suffering at close quarters . ’
29 I do remember that that was the first time I wondered if I could bring myself to retire …
30 It was the first time I 'd seen anyone in labour and I made a silent vow that when I was married I was n't going to have any babies if this was how you had to suffer .
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