Example sentences of "[verb] the first time [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I remember the first time I met Les very well . |
| 32 | Cos th I remember the first time I went down that way over the bridge . |
| 33 | It 's cos they do n't go out see and when they do go out I remember the first time I took them down the park , they were like monkeys |
| 34 | You know the first time I came in this country cos it was not decimal yet |
| 35 | Well you know the first time I went was oh I du n no , before the war you know when I was about four or five and I went to get one out I mean my parents |
| 36 | They were the same colours-the same jewels — as those he had worn the first time they had met . |
| 37 | She was wearing the coat with all the buttons and buckles that she had worn the first time I saw her outside Kaama 's flat . |
| 38 | The author remembers the first time he was left with his first , brand-new child . |
| 39 | Her mind refused to believe that anything could happen the first time one had intercourse . |
| 40 | His pockets bulged with the prizes he had won at the plastic ducks : a packet of fruit gums , a monkey on a stick that broke the first time he made it jump and three engagement rings with glass stones in them . |
| 41 | A customer returns a skirt because the zip broke the first time she wore it . |
| 42 | Yes , I hope so too , but , I have the feeling that the next , the next time we looked I do n't remember it having green peddles the first time you found it |
| 43 | And if racing round the world was n't enough , these half million pound yachts will be tackling it the wrong way — against the winds and currents , to commemorate the first time it was done 21 years ago by British sailor Chay Blyth . |
| 44 | Nor do I expect an angler to recognise every bite he feels the first time he tries touch legering . |
| 45 | Abbreviations , symbols , units and greek letters should be identified the first time they are used . |
| 46 | ‘ I think the first time they 'd felt they must accept an honest mistake . |
| 47 | I think the first time I saw Day At The Beach they had it written on the wrong strings . |
| 48 | I think the first time I remember that I thought , Lord that just looked like a dance advertised through the window . |
| 49 | Meg , I think the first time I met you was when you brought a party of visitors from the British Council here , is that right ? |
| 50 | He remembered the first time he had come there , his first coveted invitation to the home of one of the richest men in West Germany . |
| 51 | As he walked behind the lawnmower he did n't care for , he remembered the first time he 'd ever seen her . |
| 52 | She remembered the first time she 'd seen him , striding tall and long-legged into the reception area of the TV station , instantly dominating the place by sheer presence alone . |
| 53 | Amy nodded , her eyes like saucers , and Kathleen remembered the first time she had worked in A and E. |
| 54 | Monday marked the first time he spoke from the Oval Office , sitting at John F Kennedy 's desk , on a national holiday celebrating George Washington 's birthday . |
| 55 | Anyway , my worst fears about Barny were confirmed the first time I tried to put a leash on him . |
| 56 | you know what he said the first time we went into sociology I mean I feel a bit like you must of felt then |
| 57 | Clint : ‘ There 's never been any doubt for us right form the first time we came over . |
| 58 | The walk there took only about ten minutes and she thought that even with the frightening weakness in her legs that she had discovered the first time she got out of bed she ought to manage that distance . |
| 59 | There he was , Prince Nicolo Sabatini , standing at the rear of the showroom , completely alone , his arms folded over his chest , watching her exactly as he had the first time she 'd set eyes on him , with such a fierce blend of desire and anger that her heart leaped into her throat . |
| 60 | He had spoken the compliment as though he really meant it , just as he had the first time he 'd said it . |