Example sentences of "first [noun sg] he [vb mod] have " in BNC.

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1 Later , in the 1860s , Persigny remarked to the Emperor that the charges on the civil list were enormous — to which Napoleon III replied that had so much money not been allotted in the first place he would have been unable to fulfil all the demands which were made upon him .
2 He probably went twice to Spain with Scipio Aemilianus , in 151 and in 134 ; on his first journey he must have visited southern France , including Marseilles ( Polyb. 3.59.7 ) .
3 Yeah but then the first thing he would have done would have been got up and gone off and got it done privately .
4 This personage reflected , somewhat grimly , that the first thing he should have to teach his little charge would be to appear to address himself to his mother when he spoke to her — especially not to make her such an Improper answer as that ( 6 ) .
5 It 's the first time he 'll have run a full marathon , but he 's jogged into FOX F M this evening .
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