Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] the first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where I used to live , when they evacuated me the first time . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You still believe I rejected you the first time , do n't you ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ That lady tamed him the first time he set eyes on her . |
| 4 | I hated it the first time . |
| 5 | ‘ I heard you the first time , boy . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I heard you the first time , ’ her mother said . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , I heard you the first time . |
| 8 | to me that 's where they took her the first time , they did n't take her right on the the roads , you know , the first time she 'd |
| 9 | He had gained a sense of humour , or perhaps of irony , since Blanche questioned him the first time . |
| 10 | And I like Lovejoy , except I 've missed but they 're repeats , but I never saw it the first time . |
| 11 | But I have never forgotten advice that my research adviser gave me the first time that I was pursuing a dead end : ‘ It is important to recognise when to quit . ’ |
| 12 | We liked it the first time , it was a bit like |
| 13 | I I th I thought I thought it was I S actually from the way you said it the first time , but that was just a guess . |
| 14 | Jonathan always thinks that what he says is so fantastic that he 's got to say it twice in case you missed it the first time round . |
| 15 | Round and round , and back again , everything spins around , passing by if you missed it the first time . |