Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pers pn] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I 've known Francisco for years — I met him the first year I came here , when Monte Samana was brand new . ’
2 I told him the first thing he has to do is establish who she is and where she comes from . ’
3 ‘ You still believe I rejected you the first time , do n't you ? ’
4 No she bought a second lo a second twenty lot of twenty and I give her the first lot back probably .
5 I hated it the first time .
6 I heard you the first time , boy . ’
7 I heard you the first time , ’ her mother said .
8 ‘ Yes , I heard you the first time .
9 Absolutely they 're reading it with you so they 're with you so you 're you 're holding their interest even though you 're not actually saying anything , yeah , and again you may you may have noticed well another thing is once you 've once you 're written put the pen down and the easiest thing in the world to have a but if you want to make a point and you probably noticed once I once I put the red lines around the red boxes round there and I gave you the first demonstration of the Aldershot method I stood here okay .
10 I set her the first day to clean the floors starting at the top and expecting her to reach the bottom at the end of the day or at least the last floor , but Ellen she had not managed more than two rooms in eight hours and those not well done .
11 What kind of people d' you think I the first year psychology students they 've been given some sexual orientation ?
12 She told him the first chance she had , when they had had tea and he was eating his lonely meal in the parlour .
13 And that 's because the third world is bigger than any other section whether you call it the first world or second world or whatever , and I think the first and second put together .
14 It 's harder when you do it the first thing .
15 I I th I thought I thought it was I S actually from the way you said it the first time , but that was just a guess .
16 Jonathan always thinks that what he says is so fantastic that he 's got to say it twice in case you missed it the first time round .
17 Round and round , and back again , everything spins around , passing by if you missed it the first time .
18 In the end I got them to give me the first aid outfit and fixed myself up .
19 We liked it the first time , it was a bit like
20 Where I used to live , when they evacuated me the first time . ’
21 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
22 ( If it upset you the first time , please move on to the next paragraph . )
23 He intimidates me the first time I ever talked to him was in the pub
24 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 !
25 He sent me the first Education sentimentale ; I was not greatly impressed , but how could I not praise it ?
26 It is a safe bet to assume this competition will present no problems for them leaving them the first pipe band in history to collect every available award and go undefeated for the duration of the season .
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