Example sentences of "i [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 .
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