Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [verb] the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It would bore the rest of the company even more than it did the first time . ’ |
| 2 | He knows that if he fails the first time , he 'll win the second time , if not the third time . |
| 3 | Remember what he said when we called the first time ? |
| 4 | I did n't enjoy it when it happened the first time . |
| 5 | The voice held the same polite incredulity as it had the first time . |
| 6 | She re-read the previous page , but by the time she 'd got to the bottom again it made as little sense as it had the first time . |
| 7 | He had spoken the compliment as though he really meant it , just as he had the first time he 'd said it . |
| 8 | There he was , Prince Nicolo Sabatini , standing at the rear of the showroom , completely alone , his arms folded over his chest , watching her exactly as he had the first time she 'd set eyes on him , with such a fierce blend of desire and anger that her heart leaped into her throat . |
| 9 | The next night , Captain Edward ( Ted ) Parsons RE and his paddler , Leading Seaman Irvine , prepared to land , Ted Parsons taking a ducking as he tried the first time to board the canoe in a nasty swell . |