Example sentences of "had [art] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that 's when I had the first nightmare … |
| 2 | if she had the first sign of anything . |
| 3 | Patrick had the first footage out of Panama of an attack at night , taken under great risk . |
| 4 | ‘ We had the first juke-box in the town after the war , the first knickerbocker glories and the first Pepsi-Colas . ’ |
| 5 | Instead he applied , as had the first Court of Appeal , a combination of the laws of the requesting and requested countries . |
| 6 | Steven , of Haworth , West Yorks , had the first operation at Sheffield Children 's Hospital two years ago . |
| 7 | American Al Martino had the first No. 1 in Christmas 1952 and since then some of pop 's most famous , and not so famous , names have joined the seasonal roll of honour . |
| 8 | So he had the first name of somebody famous . |
| 9 | There my father wore the first pair of plus-fours and my mother had the first Eton crop ( an accident of her father 's home hairdressing ) . |
| 10 | Tala-Tala , he explained , five miles up the road , had the first church on Koraloona because it was built by the first missionaries to arrive on the island . |
| 11 | Leaks were the flavour of the year in 1983 , but the trouble was that neither Ken Clarke nor I had the first idea what report this was meant to be as there were no plans , secret or otherwise , for privatization . |
| 12 | It was commonly held that the first lord to whom he had sworn fealty had the first call on his service ; but in some cases it was held that the richest fief gave the vassal his strongest obligation ; or again , that it depended on the circumstances , on which lord had the greatest need — a lord must be helped if he was fighting in self-defence , but his claim was less if he was fighting in someone else 's defence ; or the vassal might be expected to fight on both sides , that is to say , to provide troops for both armies . |
| 13 | I mean , had the First Spiritualists moved on ? |
| 14 | And that was a fortnight ago when I had the first scan . |
| 15 | Meg , you had the first word you can have the |
| 16 | Though Newport 's forwards dominated the early exchanges , Bridgend had the first scoring chance , when Orrell tackled Webbe high , but Gareth Thomas was well short from 56 yards . |
| 17 | Why had the first inhabitants worked hard to make a clearing , and settled where nature did not want them ? |
| 18 | Gina had the first volume open at the initial entry and she read aloud : ‘ Durban , Natal , Thursday , January 1st 1852 . |
| 19 | McNamara already had the first spot in the bag and Moniz was out , so the battle was on for second place . |
| 20 | Somebody said , well the Harbourmaster 's not coming , I said , right go back to work and that 's the time I , that 's the time when we had the first baby and erm , that 's the first one we lost and anyhow they put me off for a fortnight and erm I went down to , I say go up the Board of Guardians , that was like the D H S S but a little bit lower and I just start to buy this house soon as I said to this bloke , he live in the council house over here this bloke , what was interviewing me |
| 21 | Full-back Hay had the first attempt and saw his shot only partially blocked by a hesitant Snelders . |
| 22 | Now I had the first set of these dividers over in this country . |
| 23 | He said : ‘ It was at a meeting on January 17 — two days after we answered the status inquiry — that we had the first indication that the shop had decided to consult an insolvency expert . ’ |
| 24 | The voice held the same polite incredulity as it had the first time . |
| 25 | He had spoken the compliment as though he really meant it , just as he had the first time he 'd said it . |
| 26 | She re-read the previous page , but by the time she 'd got to the bottom again it made as little sense as it had the first time . |
| 27 | There he was , Prince Nicolo Sabatini , standing at the rear of the showroom , completely alone , his arms folded over his chest , watching her exactly as he had the first time she 'd set eyes on him , with such a fierce blend of desire and anger that her heart leaped into her throat . |
| 28 | We had the first fridge in our section of the street ( he got it cheap — contacts ) but were late to get a television . |
| 29 | Shall we have just a quick Lisa and Dean want to tell us what 's going , cos they 've had you , had the first meeting now , have n't you ? |
| 30 | when we bought them , when we had the first lot of springs |