Example sentences of "[adj] the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | So is that the first time you 've done that new , that song today |
| 2 | Is that the first time you 've done that song ? |
| 3 | Continuation of inflation at this kind of rate would cause the whole problem to recur in that the value of gold stocks , at the new fixed price , would be regarded as insufficient in relation to the rising value of trade , and speculation on a further gold price rise , against the dollar , would redouble ( as it would have been proved so profitable the first time ) . |
| 4 | A professional photographer 's livelihood is dependent on getting it right the first time and most are members of either the Master Photographers Association or the British Institute of Professional Photography . |
| 5 | It is much cheaper to spend a little longer thinking about them beforehand and getting them right the first time rather than the second , third or fourth time around . |
| 6 | Bombed as we were , we got that sonofabitch right the first time , I 'll tell you . |
| 7 | Much more cost effective is n't it if things to be done once rather than have to do reading them two or three times and generally the reason that things are repeated a number of times is that perhaps people are not really quite sure or not that that are systems , yet productivity the better trained people are people who can do things , get it right the first time and they can do more work ca n't they than somebody else you are not having to pick it up as the manager responsible and put mistakes right . |
| 8 | ‘ If I were you I 'd get it right the first time . ’ |
| 9 | I did n't really think I should advise , except to say , ‘ I got it right last time I did it — I hope you get it right the first time you do it ’ . |
| 10 | Who would have dreamed she would be so fiery the first time ? |
| 11 | " He kept telling me I could n't get pregnant the first time , but I did . " |
| 12 | I understood this the first time I read him , he wrote , in that smelly room in Hackney . |
| 13 | About one in three adults can do this the first time they try it . |
| 14 | ‘ Was this the first time ? ’ |
| 15 | I realised this the first time I saw her dressed up to go out — excited , nervous and yet so alive . |
| 16 | She concentrated on Durance instead and said : ‘ You saw this the first time on the Jonquil , did n't you ? |
| 17 | ‘ Is this the first time you 've copped one ? ’ he asked . |
| 18 | ‘ Is this the first time ? ’ |
| 19 | Perform well whatever assignments you have , have you noticed the Watchtower that were studying today , we 've all got it with you I think , just turn to page twenty six turn to page twenty two , you 'll see what it 's about , it 's about a brother Roy , who has always advocated sticking close to Jehovah 's organization , guide to organization , give you a life story , and it 's quite interesting reading , and again it 's a test of your alertness , your vigilance , whether or not your spirits be awake or not , is this the first time you 've seen that article ? |
| 20 | went wrong the first time do you ? |
| 21 | If you missed Turry 2 the first time round , four pounds is a small price to pay for one of last year 's best games . |
| 22 | It may be alarmed the first time a bit is put in its mouth , or saddle is put on its back , or it 's girthed up , or mounted , but this anxiety can be ‘ undone ’ or prevented altogether by making sure that the horse is not hurt and by rewarding the horse at the same time . |
| 23 | But when you first started when you 're not quite sure what 's happening you ca n't be expected to be perfect the first time you have a go at something can you . |
| 24 | James Boswell in the eighteenth century was generally impotent the first time he slept with women of his own class , though in sex with lower-class girls he could easily prove his manhood . |
| 25 | More like a volcano erupting than a steam engine blowing its top , Nick always said , but he was touchy about it because it made him sick the first time . |
| 26 | Most people feel homesick the first time they leave home , no matter how old they are . |
| 27 | It was probably effective the first time , but now it is looked on as a desperate move , a last ditch attempt to gain attention . |
| 28 | She was so startled the first time that she said to it : ‘ How nice to see you , my lord . ’ |
| 29 | Consider which will last longer — which will hold its value better — the answer is apparent the first time you step on board the Swan . |
| 30 | I mean I was shocked the first time when I went |