Example sentences of "had [verb] he first " in BNC.
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1 | I suppose that 's because they had to kill him first . |
2 | His defence was that of self-defence ; he alleged that the victim had attacked him first . |
3 | He said Mr Hawthorne had attacked him first , striking him with the crowbar on the hand . |
4 | Lorton had met him first in Beirut where he ran a short-lived but lucrative business selling the same medical supplies to more than one purchaser . |
5 | Ludens saw , on top of a closed suitcase in a corner , the curious light-brown cap which Marcus had been wearing when Ludens had seen him first , through the window of Red Cottage . |
6 | When she had seen him first , she had marked him as a " bully " , one of those who kept the brothel girls in line . |
7 | Nora had seen him first and was already running far dear life , not caring about her bag or the bicycle . |