Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The cutlets yes , certainly , since the Prince rejected them first time round , and asked for them later , ’ dredging up memories from the depths of his mind . |
| 2 | He telephoned me first thing . ’ |
| 3 | It so happened her first shop , called The Body Shop , opened next door to an undertaker 's in Brighton . |
| 4 | Happily , after this the judge went on to say that nevertheless it was ‘ a beautiful thing ’ and awarded it first prize . |
| 5 | Well well I say I rang them first time . |
| 6 | ‘ I rang them first thing , but no one fitting your description has been reported missing anywhere in the entire country as yet . |
| 7 | Took up some good positions , had one half chance which the keeper did well to hold , and then chased after a long ball , outrun 2 defenders , hit it first time from 25 yards or so — straight into the bottom right corner , well the keeper got a slight touch which lifted it a bit higher but you get the idea . |
| 8 | He starts out with a full clip of ammo , but watch out ( Beadle 's about ) , it 's limited — make sure you hit 'im first time . |
| 9 | How the Echo brought you first news of the Turkish interest in Rosenthal yesterday . |
| 10 | Clarissa kindly offered him first bath — if he promised not to go looking for pretty Mosleyites , but Charles smiled and shook his head . |
| 11 | I saw it first time last week and it were great ! |
| 12 | He had heard that Newgate was a hell-hole but now he experienced it first hand and understood why some prisoners went quickly insane . |
| 13 | Oh I got it first time . |
| 14 | I got it first time . |
| 15 | Gave me first edition of Alekhine 's Best Games picked up in Delhi . |
| 16 | It is significant that the Romans gave them first place , whereas the Chinese valued them above gold , inferior only to jade . |
| 17 | Ledbury based Rushfields Nurseries brought wildflowers grown for cottage gardens … the display won them first prize |
| 18 | On March 20th President Chaim Herzog gave him first shot at forming a new government to replace the fallen Likud-Labour coalition . |
| 19 | ‘ He came round the desks and I kicked him in the back of his legs to get him to the floor and I used my shirt to put out the flames and Hazel gave him first aid . ’ |
| 20 | Peter Hardcastle of Ridgehill , Dartmouth , was taken to hospital after passing motorists gave him first aid . |
| 21 | Yeah but it 's flashing just as long for those who bought it first time round , is n't it ? |
| 22 | And we did it first half , and when we were in possession , we were winning it in their sort of last third of the field , and that was giving us a great chance to create scoring chances and that 's what we 've done again today which has worked very well . |
| 23 | Michael 's step-father said he first thought there had been an earthquake . |
| 24 | Those who missed it first time round , read on . |