Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] him [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I met him for the first time ever when he took over the leadership of the party from the recently deceased Hugh Gaitskell in February 1963 . |
| 2 | When I saw him for the first time , I fell in love with him at once . |
| 3 | Well they , I had to go to Road police station , London , it was quite good , the detective took , took me around that little area and er then when I got ready to collect to take him to Liverpool Street Station , I saw him for the first time , man about sixty one and he 'd got two suitcases , one lighter than the other , and while I was signing for him and his property I said to him , you take that light one and I 'll take the bigger one with the view to getting on the bus to get to Liverpool Street st but the inspector there was very good , he said I 'm not going to oh and I said to you take the light case I 'll take the high one , he said I ca n't carry anything , I got a rupture . |
| 4 | I took him to the first Giants game when he was three . |
| 5 | I was so relieved it was all over and my baby was alright and I held him for the first time . |
| 6 | ‘ I wanted him in the first place , ’ said Graham , ‘ but the management had already cast Cy Grant . |
| 7 | To cover the fact that she had far too many feelings altogether , she ignored him for the first part of the morning . |
| 8 | She saw him at the first lecture , and thrilled at his cultured voice . |
| 9 | ‘ As you follow him through the first forest , ’ he said , ‘ Remember this , if you can … keep asking yourself the question : why did he fail to return . |
| 10 | Jekub can be a bit scary when you see him for the first time . ’ |
| 11 | She would have to have a word with her father about this man and find out what on earth had inspired him to hire him in the first place . |
| 12 | Why , one wonders , did they fire him in the first place ? |
| 13 | It was Cannistraro and his colleagues who also identified the mysterious Libyan who bought the clothes in Malta to wrap around the bomb , based on a photofit picture produced by the FBI from the shopkeeper 's phenomenally detailed description of his customer ten months after he saw him for the first and only time . |