Example sentences of "[pers pn] 's the first [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said , ‘ She 's the first person I 've ever known die , in my life . ’ |
| 2 | It 's the first chance everyone has had to work together with the technology , and it shows . |
| 3 | It 's the first chance I 've had of spending a couple of months at home , leading a normal life and just doing things that are interesting to do . |
| 4 | Er , we had a breeders ' meeting in October which was I enjoy them very much , I enjoy the the talk because it 's the first chance I get during the year when I can sit down and listen and I do n't have to worry about them generally , in another club , I do n't have to worry about minutes or anything , I just sit and listen and it 's great it , I really enjoy that . |
| 5 | Ah so it 's the first person who spells sex maniac |
| 6 | It 's the first question I 'd ask . ’ |
| 7 | The other thing on that sort of erm side is that this is the first survey which we 've had since we started doing the survey in nineteen eighty eight when the first numbers were compiled , it 's the first survey which we 've had where the majority of regions ' manufacturers say that their unit costs have already fallen , erm we have n't seen that before , so the majority of regions said that the costs had fallen . |
| 8 | It 's the first day I 've been with them and I thought I do n't know . |
| 9 | It 's the first vacation I 've had in seven years . |
| 10 | M : it is — it is quite good they 've certainly kept within the + em + + preserved it reasonably well or conserved it but we were up in Aberdeen this year for a holiday and we were staying right within the University complex there in Old Aberdeen+ and + oh some of the buildings there are beautiful really they really are nice + but er I was quite impressed with it — it 's the first holiday we 've had up there + |
| 11 | Dennis said it 's the first holiday he 's |
| 12 | When he accidentally gets talking to women who have children , it 's practically the first question he asks them — it 's the first test they face . |
| 13 | He knows it 's the first place they 'll look . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ It 's so flexible that it 's the first book we reach for , whether for an intensive teenager or adult refresher course . ’ |
| 15 | I think it 's the first birdie I 've made there for about nine years , ’ he said . |
| 16 | And ices afterwards , I should think , as it 's the first time we 've ever had supper together , away from school . ’ |
| 17 | It 's the first time we have been on a coach holiday and we were a bit apprehensive . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's the first time we 've been banned anywhere , ’ said Barry , adding that singer Michael Stipe had been involved in the production of the video and that the rest of the band had only seen it once . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's the first time we have dealt with anyone assaulted with a Christmas tree . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's the first time we 've had a patient like this , ’ said Nurse Jean-Claude Auge yesterday . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's the first time we 've had a patient like this , ’ Nurse Jean-Claude Auge said yesterday . |
| 22 | Garage boss Trevor Cave said : ‘ It 's the first time we 've had a pilot come here to refuel . ’ |
| 23 | It 's the first time we 've ever quarrelled like that . |
| 24 | It 's the first time we 've held the event because we wanted something special for the Centenery . |
| 25 | It 's the first time we have analysed the results of our testing like this and it is n't good . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Mind you , it 's the first time they 've been here , and if I 'm any judge it 'll be the last . |
| 27 | When asked why she allowed the computer so to dominate in this way , she replied ‘ It 's the first time they have been quiet for a whole week ! ’ , reflecting the second cause in the list above . |
| 28 | For many women , it 's the first time they have been given a responsibility of this kind . |
| 29 | Now if your person were to say come round , said it 's the first time they 've had a fit you get , call an ambulance , it may be epilepsy but it could be anything else , it could erm be , be the start of er something else in the brain because that 's all an epileptic fit is , it 's an electrical impulse , nobody actually knows why or when or how it 's caused , but it happens erm , but above all be very , very nice to your casualties , they 'll want to get up and they 'll run away , they want to get out , especially if it 's outside , because they 're embarrassed by it . |
| 30 | It 's the first time they 've visited the spot since that November night 16 months ago , the culmination of a plot motivated by jealousy and greed . |