Example sentences of "and [noun prp] [vb past] [prep] the first " in BNC.

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1 When he and Adenauer met for the first time , de Gaulle records , ‘ We discussed Europe at length .
2 There were heats , and Jefferson ran in the first .
3 Sadi Carnot came to the second law of thermodynamics from pondering on the efficiency of an abstract and idealized engine ; and Helmholtz came to the first from considering simple mechanical devices such as trip-hammers driven by water-wheels .
4 And just six hours after Chris and Heather met for the first time they had decided to get married .
5 Airdrie and Falkirk clashed in the First Division 's match of the day last Saturday , the home side going ahead through a scrambled goal by Andy Smith in the twenty sixth minute , and it looked like that was going to be enough for two points .
6 Airdrie and Falkirk clashed in the First Division 's match of the day last Saturday , the home side going ahead through a scrambled goal by Andy Smith in the twenty sixth minute , and it looked like that was going to be enough for two points .
7 It was day three when I started to haemorrhage and Lee cried for the first time since his brief squawk at the moment of birth .
8 In 1963 Miles and Haynes met for the first time , in Edinburgh .
9 There was more in this vein as they turned right , and Mungo realized for the first time that they were actually heading into the forest .
10 Tobin was completely out of it and Wallace disappeared after the first 10 minutes .
11 ‘ What had to be done has been done and Cottee trained with the first team squad .
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