Example sentences of "first [vb past] [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I first got into this thing I did n't ask too many questions . |
| 2 | We first came across this South Sea adventurer on the fourth week of cruising around the Caribbean on our Hallberg Rassy 352 , writes Jenny Allan . |
| 3 | When I first came across this text my mind went to the Athanasian Creed which describes the Godhead as uncreated , infinite , eternal and incomprehensible . |
| 4 | I did I was n't even here when you had it like when you first came to this school . |
| 5 | He has worked for South African companies and first came to this country on a De Beers scholarship to Oxford . |
| 6 | When they first came to this country — like my mum , when she first came she said she could n't find a place to live because people did n't want black people on their premises . |
| 7 | And one of the things that is happening and mortified when I first came to this company was I could n't see a straight line through . |
| 8 | When I first came to this room , I did n't like it , then I thought , ‘ Well at least it 's mine . |
| 9 | But surely it it 's happened that it 's getting er and and I touch wood I do n't know how superstitious you are but it 's getting better and better and better for you each time because when you came here ooh some years ago since you first came into this studio er you were pretty popular then but it seems to increase all the time does n't it ? |
| 10 | Indeed , I recall the experiences of the person who was Prime Minister when I first came into this House — Mr. Harold Macmillan . |
| 11 | I first heard about this job from Mrs Gwendoline Hancock of Ipswich . |
| 12 | They first hit on this method because they were suddenly deprived of their darkroom , shortly before they had to prepare a show . |
| 13 | Development continued and the 3D wing was modified to the super critical wing , and first flew with this wing on 6 May 77 . |
| 14 | In fact , evidence indicates that former principals of Sotheby 's acquired ownership interests in the treasure as early as 1980 — information Sotheby 's claims it first learned in this suit — and that these individuals were instrumental in securing the Lebanese export licenses for the treasure , which were allegedly forged ’ . |
| 15 | I have had a Brother 850 ( and latterly 850i ) since they first appeared in this country . |
| 16 | They first appeared in this country in the early 1960s , owing to the impetus in Irish and West Indian communities . |