Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] my first [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Having done my first sound broadcast in the Forties and made my first television appearance in 1952 , I can remember when Lord Reith 's belief that broadcasting 's prime function was to inform , to entertain and give all sides a chance to state their case , still reigned .
2 Then I splashed out and got my first Alembic — cost me £890 in 1980 , serious cash .
3 I had to learn and to make many new things , and it was a year before I cooked and ate my first bread .
4 I had a similar experience several years ago , when I left college and started my first job .
5 I have now had 20 lessons , and completed my first solo flight one evening at the beginning of March .
6 In 1967 I married and had my first child .
7 I got up and , sitting at my window , looked out over the still-sleeping city , and wrote my first poem to this unknown god :
8 ‘ I came sixth and gained my first championship point ! ’
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