Example sentences of "[pron] 'd [vb pp] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | George Roman read me and after I 'd done the first reading he asked me about my own attitudes to the Part and then told me his as a director , which were completely different . |
| 2 | ‘ I remember one client who burst into tears before I 'd taken the first snip , ’ said top London stylist Trevor Sorbie . |
| 3 | But at least I 'd taken the first step , and not an easy step , considering what I 'd said to the doctor at our last meeting . |
| 4 | I had made my decision and I 'd taken the first step . |
| 5 | I 'd passed the first some way back , the second I knew came just before the horizontal passage . |
| 6 | When I 'd finished the first prayer and turned to face him , I saw that he was kneeling . |
| 7 | Once I 'd accomplished the first stages of training , getting her to sit still on my fist , I had to move on to the next stage : getting her to feed there . |
| 8 | ‘ I then waited to become pregnant until I 'd had the first two transfusions , ’ she says . |
| 9 | ‘ You would n't think it so unexpected if you 'd seen the first nightclub I bought . ’ |
| 10 | She 'd tacked the first sketches for this picture up on the wall and they looked as if someone else had drawn them . |
| 11 | It was a lame apology , but as she plunged into the cooler shadow of the house she knew she 'd used the first excuse which sprang to mind . |
| 12 | There was little chance of his being hit , but he slipped deliberately , pitching forward , striking the ground with his shoulder and rolling fast for the ravine where he 'd hidden the first gun . |
| 13 | Somehow he 'd scored the first small , barely discernible victory . |
| 14 | He was the reigning world champion and he 'd won the first two races of the season . |