Example sentences of "the first time [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though Jan was not initially aware of it , this was not the first time they 'd been cast together . |
| 2 | It was the first time they 'd heard him admit the Store was built by humans . |
| 3 | ‘ I think the first time they 'd felt they must accept an honest mistake . |
| 4 | I know this was the first time they 'd ever thought of or considered themselves as artists , before that I guess they just thought they were lucky . |
| 5 | I was playing loads of rave music , and at the end they were begging us not to go off because it was the first time they 'd ever heard it properly . |
| 6 | This was the first time they 'd been out together since the alleged phone-calls , and if there 'd been any more since then she had n't mentioned it . |
| 7 | Not that it was the first time they 'd been cut . |
| 8 | Ace had been giving her conflicting messages ever since the first time they 'd met again outside her bedroom door in France . |
| 9 | For many , this was the first time they 'd owned anyting . |
| 10 | For many , this was the first time they 'd owned anyting . |
| 11 | For many this was the first time they 'd been back to Parham in thirty six years . |
| 12 | I once conducted a major European orchestra , a German orchestra , and I conducted the introduction Allegro of Elgar and it was the first time they 'd ever , ever played any Elgar , and they did n't like the piece . |
| 13 | Rural living standards in most areas had improved significantly in the 1980s , but last year for the first time they fell back . |
| 14 | The next candidate , Richard Baxter , was unanimously chosen the first time they heard him preach . |
| 15 | The Home Secretary 's reserve powers were not intended to be used frequently and this was the first time they had been used . |
| 16 | This was the first time they had reached the second round and it was reflected in the atmosphere , though the official attendance of 3,877 , a record for the purpose-built Meadow Park ground , was hardly accurate . |
| 17 | 169 all out gave West Indies a win by an innings and 79 runs , the first time they had beaten England by an innings at home since 1934–5 ; by coincidence , it was the first time an England captain had chosen to field first in the Caribbean since Wyatt did in the same series . |
| 18 | Their 4-1 defeat by Australia here last year was the first time they had lost a one-day series at home . |
| 19 | For the first time they had a doctor with them , Malcolm Pleydell , who had been posted to L Detachment and had completed his parachute training . |
| 20 | Although they had often stayed in the country , this was the first time they had lived in it , and that makes all the difference . |
| 21 | The first time they had met , he had fished her headgear out of the canal . |
| 22 | It was the first time they had ever spoken of the affection they felt . |
| 23 | It was the first time they had met although he had known of her existence as he had of all the handful of people who lived , as the Lydsett villagers said , ‘ t' other side of the gate ’ . |
| 24 | Many speakers rose to say that this was the first time they had actually met so-and-so , although they had spent hours communicating with them electronically . |
| 25 | That night the BBC ran the obituary twice — the first time they had ever done so for anyone , and the first television obituary to consist of a filmed interview with the deceased . |
| 26 | He thought of Claire Fraser , and the first time they had met , at Brandon Manor in the heart of the Cotswolds . |
| 27 | It was the first time they had conceded four goals at home since the Manchester United of Charlton , Law and Best rammed four past them in 1969 . |
| 28 | Rumours about them had circulated for several years but this was the first time they had been linked by a named source — former US ambassador Lewis Fields . |
| 29 | It was the first time they had been alone together since Abbotsfield . |
| 30 | Duncan realized that this was the first time they had discussed their private lives since they had met . |