Example sentences of "had [verb] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss Gabriel , who had given First Aid instruction during the Great War , invited the crippled inmates out to tea ‘ in connection with the Guild of the Brave Poor Things ’ . |
| 2 | At first she had travelled first class and stayed in only the best hotels , but McKenna had found her with no trouble at all . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He had won first prize at the eisteddfod as a boy soprano . |
| 5 | The boy repeated none of the simple errors he had made first time round . |
| 6 | I had got first prize for guitar at the Melody Maker contest and soon I was selling stories and now I find my principal interest is still p H. |
| 7 | The Jacobites had drawn first blood and totally defeated a regular force sent against them . |
| 8 | I had to give first aid treatment when needed and issued simple medicines , which included ‘ Miss Alba ’ , a white elixir effective in the eradication of constipation . |
| 9 | It was the first suitable wind free morning since they had reached first jump status , and this was it . |
| 10 | The bill was prepaid , so that he was away from the hotel before the front desk was manned , and the car had started first turn . |
| 11 | He got long , ill-spelt letters from Claire every week , telling him what Doyle had done , and how Mary the cook was going into hospital , and the Labrador had taken first prize at the Eadstown Field Day . |
| 12 | It was the child that had to have first consideration , and what had I got to offer it that justified my bringing it into the world ? |
| 13 | Hope in his draft bluntly stated that it ‘ can not recommend the appointment of Messrs. Coe and Hofland , although they had obtained first prize ’ . |
| 14 | Important work had to take first place . |