Example sentences of "he [vb past] [verb] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made telling first half stops and saw his forwards come close to securing three points . |
| 2 | Here he 'd smelt the air of England for the first time , the crisp October air ; here he 'd fed first , drunk first ; first had cause for laughter , and later , for tears . |
| 3 | The boy repeated none of the simple errors he had made first time round . |
| 4 | In that office he had to deal first with the Visigothic king Alaric II and then with the Ostrogoth Theodoric I. He was twice accused of treason , but was exonerated on both occasions . |
| 5 | Yesterday , or was it the day before yesterday , or when was it , he had gone first up the ladder on to Lord Jim , but Nenna had gone first into the cabin . |
| 6 | But Terry was now conscious and might possibly admit that he had fired first . |
| 7 | Willie was glad that he had come first . |
| 8 | LITTLE Philip Carter ripped open the letter telling him he had won first prize in the Mirror 's WWF wrestling competition … and burst into tears . |
| 9 | He had won first prize at the eisteddfod as a boy soprano . |
| 10 | The Doctor struggled to keep himself from slipping down the glowing tunnel , which he had entered first . |