Example sentences of "my first [noun sg] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My first event in charge was at Goodwood — the race where Stirling Moss crashed — and I had no money . |
| 2 | In preparing my speech I recalled ( as the reader also may ) the occasion during my first watch in Tartar when the first lieutenant had shown me the various instruments on the bridge , and that when I asked why one had a canvas cover , he had said , ‘ Oh , that 's the Mountbatten station-keeping gear , and we keep it covered because the captain finds it quite useless . ’ |
| 3 | Driving up to the gates of the camp , I saw my first legionnaire in parade uniform ; he was wearing a white képi , a green tie and blue cummerbund . |
| 4 | ‘ On my first night in prison again it was n't realistic . |
| 5 | This tour of duty also included my first spell in command when Phil took his three weeks ' leave . |
| 6 | ‘ Bob was very helpful when he played under men and gave me a lot of helpful advice , especially after Middlesex had scored 120 for 0 against use before lunch on my first day in charge ! ’ |
| 7 | He told the 114 delegates assembled at the resort 's Savoy Hotel how the environmental group had regarded BNFL when he took office in 1986 : ‘ You remember , they re-named April the first , my first day in office , British Nuclear Fools Day . |
| 8 | But it was in Colchester Park that I had my first lesson in conservation in microcosm , if you like . |
| 9 | 12–12:30 is a little early for me — it 's my first time in london so i guess i will go for a sight-seeing or something … except to see me around 13:00–13:30. anyone know if the shops are open in newcastle on sunday ? we are going for the newcastle-scousers game . |
| 10 | And er it achieved my first ambition in life to appear on television I , I do n't know wheth can you remember the Rampton enquiry |
| 11 | With it I almost completely rewrote my first draft in response to Guzzardi 's urgings . |