Example sentences of "first i [vb base] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Here , Sandra , ’ said one of the regulars sitting at the bar , ‘ first I 've heard about Mrs P. going off to Spain . |
| 2 | Well that 's the first first I 've heard about the change to it . |
| 3 | ‘ Well it 's the first I 've heard of it , frankly . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It 's the first I 've heard of wages , ’ Mungo said , heaving another huge log . |
| 5 | ‘ First I 've heard of it , ’ came the seemingly uninterested reply , ‘ anyway , I 'm going steady with Molly , ai n't that right Selwyn ? ’ |
| 6 | When we learned that she was not to be charged , the detective inspector carrying out the investigation told us : ‘ It 's the first I 've heard of it . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ This is the first I 've heard of your objection , father ! ’ |
| 8 | ROS : First I 've heard of it |
| 9 | ‘ First I 've heard of it . ’ |
| 10 | That 's the first I 've heard of it , ’ said Deana , narrowing her muddy brown eyes suspiciously . |
| 11 | Asked if closing the airport cost 76,000 dollars , the spokesman said : ‘ It 's the first I 've heard of that report but obviously , I mean , it 's something we regret . |
| 12 | Asked if tying up the airport cost £50,000 , Stephanopoulos said : ‘ It 's the first I 've heard of that report but obviously , I mean , it 's something we regret . |
| 13 | I 've been out on the on the streets and the roads and we 've had a few beers and I 've not seen any trouble but the first I 've heard of trouble was was this morning after breakfast in a nearby hotel and and by by the trouble that 's been caused I do n't know the details of it but I believe it 's been quite intense really . |
| 14 | Sir Hector said last night : ‘ This is the first I 've heard of the Scottish Arts Council decision . |
| 15 | It 's the first I 've heard of it |
| 16 | ‘ First I 've had for ages . |
| 17 | It is the first I have heard of anything going on around Darlington , ’ he said . |
| 18 | My plan is to consider inter-relations between welfare improvement and the safeguarding of the environment , but first I want to talk about what the term ‘ welfare ’ means , and how we can use it in a scientific way . |