Example sentences of "the first [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The first we knew about it was when people rang up to complain , ’ said Mr Chris Myers , council spokesman . |
| 2 | We have also presented two examples of how rational expectations introduce testable restrictions : in the first we examined the relationship between the spot and the forward exchange rates and in the second we examined the implications for the term structure of interest rates . |
| 3 | In the first we considered the linguistically motivated division of anaphoric expressions into two broad classes and its possible relation to a theory of how anaphoric expressions are interpreted . |
| 4 | The first We did n't get any wages . |
| 5 | A glimmer of sun , the first they 'd seen for days in a chillier than average English summer , was gilding the meadow-sweet creamy-white in the tangled hedgerows . |
| 6 | Well I by good luck have had some copies of the petition sent down to me , so I started it , it immediately and I had in the first they made over one thousand one hundred and twenty five signatures . |
| 7 | The first they saw of the village may thus have been the dilapidated thatched cottage called Gilberts or Gilbards , which , improbable as it would have seemed to Coleridge in the fever of Pantisocracy , was to have so important a place in his later history . |
| 8 | It was a warm evening , the first they had experienced , and the lawns smelled of lilac . |
| 9 | That 's the first they started in Orkney . |
| 10 | And so erm , it was n't as though these children ran across an open zebra crossing and she could see the children travelling er , walking or running all the way across the er er er er the pedestrian crossing the two children one was estimated by her to be about six years old , and the one who was actually knocked down was estimated by her to be about er , nine years old and she was n't travelling at any significant speed at all , she was travelling slowly because of the amount of traffic and she says that er the first she saw them was erm , appearing from the behind a car and dashing across the front of her car , and in fact , it was only the the the one who ran first the the older of the two children that she actually hit , she hit hit her with the near side front of er of her vehicle . |
| 11 | The first she knew of the assault was a motion glimpsed from the corner of her eye : a blurred form approaching her at speed through the thickening sleet . |
| 12 | She did n't see his face change , eyes lighting with anger , rejection ; the first she knew was when he knocked his plate crashing across the room and yelled , ‘ To hell with you , then ! ’ |
| 13 | The first she knew of Piers 's presence in the room was his light touch on her shoulder , and it was so unexpected that she almost jumped a mile into the air . |
| 14 | There was talk in the racing press of her being retained by one of the country 's top trainers for next season , but that was the first she 'd heard about it . |
| 15 | This was the first she 'd heard about any programme notes . |
| 16 | When push came to shove , all he 'd really done was make a pass at her — it was n't the first she 'd had to deal with , and probably would n't be the last . |
| 17 | This was the first she 'd heard of it . |
| 18 | I I mean , my mother of often said she , the first she 'd saw about it was when , almost on the abdication . |
| 19 | She said a troubadour needs only three things , an instrument , a horse , and a lady love , and the first she desired to give me , and the other two I must find for myself . |
| 20 | He glanced at her , wondering if this were the first she had heard of the proposal . |
| 21 | This was the first she had heard of it , for while Constance was away she had not felt able to accommodate the horrors revealed in the local rag and had read only the advertisements and the page called ‘ Eating Out ’ . |
| 22 | He had not sought another interview with her , and , as the ladies naturally did not attend at the graveside , the first she had seen of him since then was when the party returned from the funeral . |
| 23 | From the first she took her meals with Anna . |
| 24 | David 's was one of the first she organised , but Marie was impressed with the ceremony . |
| 25 | ‘ But the truth is the first you knew about it was at the party . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ And I suppose that was the first you knew of my taking over the part ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Are you saying that when I showed you Milada Pankracova 's letter to Cara , that was the first you knew of any interview ? ’ she asked , still feeling a shade staggered and needing a little more clarification . |
| 28 | The first you asked again about , er , directors ' salaries er , or directors ' er er remuneration erm , and I would only say that all the directors are er bonuses are linked to earnings per share . |
| 29 | ‘ Your Grace , is it true that the first you heard of the news was when the porter from Godstowe arrived here ? ’ |
| 30 | But I wanted you to be the first I told . ’ |