Example sentences of "first time [pers pn] 'd " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the first time we 'd had proper monitors on stage — which meant it was the first time John heard his own voice . |
| 2 | It was the first time we 'd ever done an overland journey . |
| 3 | Yes , yeah , when you had one delivered , that 's the first time we 'd ever seen one was n't it ? |
| 4 | It was the first time we 'd returned to any location and I thought it must be a good sign . |
| 5 | But when I phoned her ( at a ‘ safe ’ house ) for this article , it was the first time we 'd spoken directly since the filming . |
| 6 | ‘ That was the first time we 'd met . ’ |
| 7 | When Phil and I , the first time we 'd been skiing together , so that was last , not last year |
| 8 | Though Jan was not initially aware of it , this was not the first time they 'd been cast together . |
| 9 | It was the first time they 'd heard him admit the Store was built by humans . |
| 10 | ‘ I think the first time they 'd felt they must accept an honest mistake . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Not that it was the first time they 'd been cut . |
| 15 | Ace had been giving her conflicting messages ever since the first time they 'd met again outside her bedroom door in France . |
| 16 | A lip turned up at the towel in her hair , as if he was remembering that first time they 'd seen each other , but the quirk of that lip was cruel . |
| 17 | For many , this was the first time they 'd owned anyting . |
| 18 | For many , this was the first time they 'd owned anyting . |
| 19 | For many this was the first time they 'd been back to Parham in thirty six years . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | That was the first time I 'd seen a man 's penis so clearly and my mouth and throat went dry . |
| 22 | That was the first time I 'd had any money out of gigging in a year . |
| 23 | But after years of the DHSS , it really was the first time I 'd been spoken to like a human being . |
| 24 | Another 48 Hours was done out of fear because Harlem Nights was the first time I 'd had a movie that flopped . |
| 25 | ‘ It was a process of necessity , really but , since it was just me and a Portastudio , it was the first time I 'd ever been in the position of being able to write and record without any kind of pressure from anyone else . |
| 26 | ‘ It was the first time I 'd ever seen myself on screen . |
| 27 | This was the first time I 'd been into a prison and a number of things struck me during the day . |
| 28 | It was the first time I 'd seen anyone in labour and I made a silent vow that when I was married I was n't going to have any babies if this was how you had to suffer . |
| 29 | It was difficult — you know , first time I 'd been in charge . |
| 30 | Remembering the first time I 'd done the climb , back in 1964 , an echo of precise-edged delicacy tingled in my mind . |