Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | She came to see me the first night I was home , and we sat on the verandah , rather tongue-tied after such a long time , saying stupid things like : " Did you have a good trip ? " |
| 2 | Alison also likes 60s music ( too young to remember it the first time around ) and buying things for her home . |
| 3 | Suppose , for example , that your most recent life had been a particularly horrifying and traumatic one : you would not really want to experience it the first time you were regressed , as you might not be able to cope . |
| 4 | In the end I got them to give me the first aid outfit and fixed myself up . |
| 5 | He demonstrates his belief to the union that problems can be overcome , and if he fails to convince them the first time he 'll try again and again . |
| 6 | I would be grateful if you could confirm your acceptance of this proposal , and I will take necessary steps here to pay you the first overseas royalty . |
| 7 | ‘ I trust you 'll have no objections if I use whatever influence I have with the airlines to get you the first available seat ? ’ |
| 8 | Q : We paid for our holiday in Paphos , Cyprus , in January , but 36 hours before we were due to leave our tour operator , Saga Holidays , rang to tell us the Roman Hotel in Paphos was double-booked and to offer us the first week at another hotel which was , in our opinion , inferior . |
| 9 | It was in this book that he was able to show me the first reference to the Santa Maria . |
| 10 | Alejandro caught me stealing out to water them the first night . |
| 11 | ( my thanks to the somewhat bemused friend I just telephoned and asked to tell me the first ten objects that came into her mind — though I do wonder about her and what made her choose those particular objects ) . |
| 12 | So it was that her charisma and undoubted beauty helped to make her the first lady air correspondent in the world . |
| 13 | We do not envisage using the TA to respond immediately to outrages in Northern Ireland or to make it the first wave of our assault for the repossession of Kuwait . |
| 14 | I sat back and treated myself to a cigarette , determined to make it the first and last of the day . |
| 15 | We had no way of knowing it , but those messages were to bring us the first concrete news of John for eighteen months . |