Example sentences of "i [modal v] [verb] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I 'll start with the first one and I 'll pass it round and just put either the relaxing on one hand and the reviving on the other and you 'll have one hand relaxed the other one doing this . |
| 2 | ‘ Then I 'll wish for the first and last dance tonight and as many as you can spare in between , ’ Harry rejoined , and was pleased to see that Cora-Beth was actually blushing . |
| 3 | They had whalebone in these stays and we used to cut pieces about half an inch long and in the daytime , I used to make a bag full and put them in between the doors and I 'd go round the first time and put them in and when I went round later , if that whalebone was missing , I 'd make enquiries . |
| 4 | However , I imagined that the praise I received that night was merely to be a preview of the steaming sauna of appreciation that I 'd receive after the first night . |
| 5 | I used to dive off the first board |
| 6 | I used to come home , I used to go down there about , I used to start out away from the shop about er ten o'clock , half past ten , you see , in the morning and go down the Fen , call at then comes well I used to call on the first houses on the right the way down the Fen there I used to go down farm they used to call it , come back to and then on to you see . |
| 7 | I also made a promise to myself that when I got picked again for a major championship I would progress beyond the first round . |
| 8 | But I would think , I mean , ideally we need four I would think in the first instance er two of those and two of those and then the inners . |
| 9 | Oh it 's no been too bad at all I would say since the first of the new year it seems to be improved remarkably . |
| 10 | Yeah , I would have in the first place , but it was just impossible ! |
| 11 | I shall refer to the first case as Mr. A. He wrote to me in March saying : |
| 12 | I will begin with the first line of argument , which asserts that the investigation of a suspect ends when he is charged . |
| 13 | So I will begin with the first time I ever saw John Russell . |
| 14 | In this article I will deal with the first and the last — ‘ professional clearance ’ and confidentiality . |