Example sentences of "first time [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the first time we 'd had proper monitors on stage — which meant it was the first time John heard his own voice . |
| 2 | It was the first time we 'd ever done an overland journey . |
| 3 | Yes , yeah , when you had one delivered , that 's the first time we 'd ever seen one was n't it ? |
| 4 | It was the first time we 'd returned to any location and I thought it must be a good sign . |
| 5 | But when I phoned her ( at a ‘ safe ’ house ) for this article , it was the first time we 'd spoken directly since the filming . |
| 6 | ‘ That was the first time we 'd met . ’ |
| 7 | When Phil and I , the first time we 'd been skiing together , so that was last , not last year |
| 8 | The first time we took advantage of our basic area potato quota ( 0.5 hectares from the Potato Marketing Board ) , we painstakingly planted , with the children roped in , buckets under arms tripping up and down the ridges , more Scotch seed than potatoes harvested . |
| 9 | It was the first time we made a connection . |
| 10 | The first time we made love , I started out believing I hated you , but when we … by the end I knew I did n't really , and that I loved you . |
| 11 | He really did n't like it the first time we played it , so he tried spoiling it . |
| 12 | when we first started there on the course itself , typists first time we got into the erm it was the twenty sixth of erm of December . |
| 13 | Meeting Jack in his butch horn-rims gave me a feeling of intense familiarity and the first time we banged glasses together in mid-kiss I just knew it was sight at first love . |
| 14 | Meeting Jack in his butch horn-rims gave me a feeling of intense familiarity , and the first time we banged glasses together in mid-kiss I knew it was sight at first love . |
| 15 | It is unlikely that any of us could remember the first time we saw our own reflection ( mirrors often form part of toys aimed at very small babies , such as activity mats or cot toys , and there are , of course , lakes , kettles and other possibilities for reflection ) ; what is likely is that it was a member of our family ( probably our mother ) who told us : ‘ That 's you , that 's what you look like ’ . |
| 16 | The first time we went , Marie wore her bra and knickers , but she was told off for that , so she bought this real nice swimming costume . |
| 17 | ‘ The first time we went he looked at the dog and showed no interest . |
| 18 | ‘ I remember the first time we went to bed and did the business . |
| 19 | ‘ Anyway , ’ my girlfriend said , ‘ the first time we went out for dinner , you did n't pay for me . |
| 20 | The first time we went on strike in 1976 to obtain a collective contract , the North American manager said to the strike committee : " You do n't need a trade union here — this is a factory full of women ! " |
| 21 | The first time we went out was to the pictures and we did n't say a word to each other all night . |
| 22 | ‘ I mean , to have a German plane shot down the first time we went up . ’ |
| 23 | He took me out last Sunday and I said as we were driving over to Lavenham , I said an early would be much appreciated , I said I cooked the Sunday Lunch for my lodgers , but I have n't , in fact , had any myself he said you 've got to have a high tea , he said you must have a proper meal and he ordered up salad and a a ham salad and have this and have that and have the other , where as some of them like this chap Gerald who was erm sent me by one of the other agencies the first time we went out he took me to a meal and he obviously felt that quite enough , after that he used to come out to see me after he 'd had his meal meanness , hanging onto money ! |
| 24 | The first time we went without Chrissy , and the second time we did . |
| 25 | Yeah , yeah it 's a nice afternoon out , I mean we had a lovely dinner when we went did n't we , first time we went |
| 26 | But the first time we went |
| 27 | you know what he said the first time we went into sociology I mean I feel a bit like you must of felt then |
| 28 | The first time we went |
| 29 | Well the first time we went when we went all together did n't we ? |
| 30 | I 've managed to erm , the first time we went skiing is when we lived in the States , we went to like , er , not dry ski slopes there , but it was like false snow , that 's the same as you erm , they were really , was like eleven years ago , sort of like , technology had n't quite advanced terribly much , you know , and these bindings , you had like , metal clips on the bottom of your boots , and you had to put the thing in and clip the boot , clip the thing round on the skis , to keep your boot on the ski , right , it was n't like toe clips where you shove your foot , |