Example sentences of "the first [noun sg] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dutch settlers planted the first vineyard when they arrived in 1652 . |
| 2 | That was the first occasion when I saw my exercising as an irritating use of time , because it got in the way of our friendship . |
| 3 | This was the first occasion when I experienced the disillusion of actually seeing a place I had come to love through a poem — that had been , in Drinkwater 's phrase , ‘ lissom in a dream ’ . |
| 4 | The Big Bang may have encouraged a greater familiarity among companies with search firms , simply because it was the first occasion when they had called on their services , often reluctantly and as a last resort . |
| 5 | This is the first occasion when one of Palazzo Grassi 's exhibitions has been so closely linked with a Venetian public institution . |
| 6 | It is also important because , as the coordinator of the exhibition , the Soprintendente Giovanna Nepi Sciré said , ‘ This is the first occasion when one of Palazzo Grassi 's [ owned and administered by Fiat ] exhibitions has been so closely linked to Venetian public institutions . |
| 7 | The plaintiff objected to paying the tolls , and on the first occasion when he did so the owner seized his goods . |
| 8 | I had never been a member of the Labour Party , and on the first occasion when I could claim a vote I voted for the Liberal candidate in the Hampstead constituency . |
| 9 | It is tempting to see this as the first occasion when the judges insisted on independence on this principle . |
| 10 | just remind members by er , way of introduction that this is the the first occasion when the external auditor has been er invited to answer questions and make points on the management er er , letter to the full committee . |
| 11 | The system at Victor 's Dancing Academy was that beginners were taught on the ground floor , then progressed to the ballroom on the first floor when they were proficient . |
| 12 | While the fire was small it filled the groundfloor of the building with smoke , which had started to take a hold of the first floor when Cleveland Fire Brigade arrived . |
| 13 | The committee was still discussing its response to crucial aspects of the first inspection when the next inspection process commenced in May this year . |
| 14 | Sandwith made a rare error midway round the first lap when he clipped a corner and lost speed . |
| 15 | ‘ You obviously have n't got the first idea when it comes to a relationship … |
| 16 | So that 's the first consideration when I 'm looking at somebody 's investments , how do they view their own investment strategy ? |
| 17 | Three arrests have been made in relation to the first incident when a policeman was shot and injured shortly before an explosion at the gasworks . |
| 18 | Victim Martin Baxendale , 19 , a sales manager , was walking away from the scene of the first explosion when the second device went off . |
| 19 | He had gone halfway across the first field when he heard a cry behind him . |
| 20 | But Scotland looked better in the first half when only penalties were scored . |
| 21 | After struggling in the first half when playing into the wind , they made certain later ; then came the news that Newcastle Gosforth 's defeat at Bedford had given West Hartlepool promotion . |
| 22 | Coton twice saved almost miraculously in the first half when both Pearson and Hirst were frustrated by the woodwork as Wednesday 's mixture of pace , strength and rapid teamwork overwhelmed the visitors . |
| 23 | One moment of magic came in the late stages of the first half when Holy Cross 's Brian Lockhart surged into the danger area before pivoting past two defenders and then slotting the ball in the basket . |
| 24 | In the first half we attacked the Kop end and hopes were high that Crewe would conceed a bagful of goals in the first half when Deane actually managed to score in the 17th minute . |
| 25 | There was a stage about two thirds into the first half when ( because they had n't scored yet despite aggressive assaults on the West Ham box ) Batty square-balled it after crossing into their area . |
| 26 | United 's problems started in the first half when Brentford went ahead with a freak a fluke goal from Gary Blissett … that knocked the stuffing out of them … |
| 27 | Hereford 's hopes of building a winning run came to an end at Doncaster … the Rovers took the lead in the first half when the United defence was asleep … |
| 28 | There was an anxious moment in the first half when he caught the ball at the third attempt , but overall he was sound . |
| 29 | Kilmarnock were unlucky in the first half when Gus McPherson hit the crossbar , but goals from Paul Harvey and Craig Flannigan after the break gave Clydebank the points . |
| 30 | She had just walked the course and was making her way to the weighing room before the first race when she heard the familiar Bronx accent behind her . |