Example sentences of "[pron] [num ord] [vb past] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I first went to the ground a couple of months ago , I would n't have thought it was possible . |
| 2 | And when I first went to the business , they did n't have fruit like they have now , everyday you know . |
| 3 | When I first came to the region I had thoughts of using a bike for a lot of short travelling . |
| 4 | And er when I first came to the shop , the mo m A lot of them used to come by train and you know taxis or meeting and at the station and and away from Holyhead they used to stop by the shop for fruit . |
| 5 | When I first came to the group , I was very much in the Tarzan role . |
| 6 | When I first came to the Commission , cases like these caused more anxiety and provoked more anger and complaint than any others we dealt with . |
| 7 | I used to sweep up sometimes when I first came to the Castle . ’ |
| 8 | When I last spoke to the Otter Trust they had never had a complaint against a canoeist but many against anglers . |
| 9 | Michael Bridges , the scientific journalist who first revealed to the public at large that this project existed — and we all owe him a great debt … ’ |
| 10 | Ralph , who first went to the school with Ian Woosnam in 1976 , said : ‘ It 's almost impossible to play your natural game , there is so much pressure . |
| 11 | Jerry Murphy was an outstandingly talented young footballer , who first came to the attention of Palace fans in the midfield of the successful youth side which won the FA Youth Cup in 1977 and 1978 under the managership of John Cartwright . |
| 12 | When she first came to the sand , a long time ago , she had had a pocketful of pills and squeezers , but she had lost interest in them . |
| 13 | She just said that he was here when she first came to the Zoo and that he 's been here longer than anyone else . |
| 14 | For a time , when she first took to the seclusion of the Lodge , days had been wasted in a sort of restless grief , but it had passed , resentment fell away , and gradually he found his way back into his own strength . |
| 15 | It 's got hair , eyes , nose and mouth and it 's got a big yellow sun , has n't it , shining over and it 's the bestest picture you 've ever seen since you last went to the art gallery . |
| 16 | She last spoke to the priest five months before the birth and has since lost her teaching job . |
| 17 | They first went to The Hitman in Blackpool after seeing one on TV and have since been to at least 10 of the shows . |
| 18 | A similar point is made now in the context of assemblies : " When a man came to the assembly from one of the regions , the king was concerned to ask him what news he had brought with him that ought to be reported and discussed , and he would be strictly required before he next returned to the palace to make exhaustive enquiries outside as well as within the realm , getting information from outsiders as well as from his own people , and from enemies as well as from friends , without concerning himself overmuch about how any person questioned had come by his information . " |