Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] first [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I do n't know , I think it 's a bit , it 's like Sheila , I mean when David first went out there that 's all she kept on about was going out to live in Australia . |
| 2 | Same as when Thriller first come out . |
| 3 | But as Medawar first pointed out , the natural selection that maintains survival and fertility becomes weaker through the life history . |
| 4 | When Simon first turned up he did n't have anything at all . |
| 5 | When Helen first moved in , there were three bedrooms upstairs , with potential for a fourth . |
| 6 | When people first come in they go for the raised areas and sit down . |
| 7 | So when people first moved in they |
| 8 | I said as much when Thrones first came out , remarking on the insanely pointless jocularity of ‘ Noll ’ for Oliver Cromwell and ‘ Charlie ’ for Charles I. Harsh words ! |
| 9 | No oceanographer , when Balboa first strolled down to the gently lapping waters on the morning of that day , he had no reason to suppose that the ceremony — which would involve him standing ankle-deep in the water , the better to annex it — could not begin on schedule . |