Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] the first " in BNC.
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| 31 | In the end I got them to give me the first aid outfit and fixed myself up . |
| 32 | ‘ I heard you the first time , boy . ’ |
| 33 | ‘ I heard you the first time , ’ her mother said . |
| 34 | ‘ Yes , I heard you the first time . |
| 35 | That was what he meant to Mrs Sairellen Thackray as she served him the first of her good dinners of boiled beef and potatoes and onions towards which the town 's Chartists had all made their contributions . |
| 36 | Verbatim Corp , Charlotte , North Carolina has come out with a 3.5 ’ partial-ROM optical disk , calling it the first image and data storage optical product to combine both magneto-optic and read-only functionality : the read-only part of the disk can be embossed permanently with data , such as an application , and the rewritable portion of the disk is available for user files ; the disks have total combined ROM and rewritable capacity of 128Mb . |
| 37 | Unix System Labs Inc last week said it has started delivering early access versions of Distributed Computing Environment DCE/SVR4 secure code to its OEMs , calling it the first tangible results of its new-found rapprochement with the Open Software Foundation . |
| 38 | MapInfo Inc , Troy , New York , is shipping its MapBasic Development Environment for Unix calling it the first programming language for GUI systems allowing corporate developers to customise desktop mapping applications for a given industry or department . |
| 39 | Fortunately the judges agreed , and awarded it the first prize . |
| 40 | What I 'll do is I 'll read you the first paragraph of rule six and actually bend the rule and put those words in and it really does n't make any sense at all , so listen carefully on this one and do n't be surprised if you do n't understand me . |
| 41 | The retailer should not sell you the first slice and the second cut should be of a bright , usually pink colour . |
| 42 | He did not hear her the first time , she had to repeat what she said . |
| 43 | He misses it the first time , but I 've written it exactly like he played it , because it does n't really sound too bad ! |
| 44 | It was only when they came out of the rearmost door and found a temporary hut facing them with Radio Room marked on the door , that they realised why they had n't found it the first time . |
| 45 | ‘ Well , she was doing it the first time I laid eyes on her ! ’ |
| 46 | It sounds to me with me being they got him the first the the their victims . |
| 47 | Il Moro won , becoming the first challenger to claim a finals place , while Nippon 's loss to New Zealand made her the first to be eliminated . |
| 48 | MOUNTAIN adventurer Rebecca Stephens was yesterday thought to have set off on the final stage of a climb which will make her the first British women to reach the top of Everest . |
| 49 | He said afterwards that he had understood Terry had come out just to allow him to reach his goal , but it was an unfortunate end to a splendid innings , which made him the first English batsman since Barrington in 1967 to score three consecutive centuries in a series . |
| 50 | Faldo took his 1992 winnings to a world record £1.5m , while Norman 's only consolation was that the £190,234 runner's-up cheque made him the first player in history to breech the $10 million barrier in career earnings . |
| 51 | Eleven years later the World Federation of the Deaf at the seventh Congress in Washington awarded him an International Solidarity Merit Award , and Gallaudet College , taking advantage of his presence made him the first recipient of a medallion for " outstanding international service to the deaf " , which he received at a special convention attended by the Vice-President of the United States . |
| 52 | ( George 's conviction made him the first high-ranking member of the CIA ever to be convicted of felony offences while conducting official duties . ) |
| 53 | ‘ I 've known Francisco for years — I met him the first year I came here , when Monte Samana was brand new . ’ |
| 54 | And it was she who brought me the first evening paper . |
| 55 | He sent me the first Education sentimentale ; I was not greatly impressed , but how could I not praise it ? |
| 56 | Well , can I tell you the first one we went to we went to get food and there was none left ! |
| 57 | to me that 's where they took her the first time , they did n't take her right on the the roads , you know , the first time she 'd |
| 58 | He had gained a sense of humour , or perhaps of irony , since Blanche questioned him the first time . |
| 59 | And I like Lovejoy , except I 've missed but they 're repeats , but I never saw it the first time . |
| 60 | ‘ If they would n't tell us the first time , why should they do so now ? ’ |