Example sentences of "first [noun sg] since he [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kevin Maxwell has been appointed to his first job since he resigned as director of Mirror Group Newspapers following the collapse of Robert Maxwell 's business empire . |
| 2 | Hong Kong 's achievement in Catania has been Simpkin 's first success since he took over the Hong Kong representative side . |
| 3 | This was the first year since he became leader of his party six years ago that Mr Kinnock was relieved of his preoccupation with an ungovernable party and was able to turn his attention properly to the government of the country . |
| 4 | It was Lineker 's first goal since he scored the opening goal in Japan 's first professional league on May 26 . |
| 5 | Happy ‘ I 'm happy now , really , for the first time since he died . |
| 6 | Today had been the first time since he died she had not been tortured with thoughts of her Anthony . |
| 7 | for the first time since he went |
| 8 | Returning to Moscow at the age of 52 , for the first time since he left to live in London 26 years ago , Ashkenazy said : ‘ In my modest way , I thought I could endorse what 's happening in my country . ’ |
| 9 | Tug opened his mouth automatically , but for the first time since he had been there , he let the words go unsaid . |
| 10 | She turned to look into Gazzer 's face , concentrating her attention on him for the first time since he had climbed up to sit beside her in the sand dunes . |
| 11 | She came last to Lachlan , and for the first time since he had startled her raised her head to look him in the face . |
| 12 | Allen spoke for the first time since he had joined them . |
| 13 | The silver-framed photograph of Philippe Chaumont had appeared for the first time since he had known Chantal . |
| 14 | ‘ Please , ’ she replied softly then looked at him for the first time since he had sat down . |
| 15 | He noticed too that for the first time since he had arrived at the Cages there was a total silence , as if all the eagles , and all the imprisoned creatures thereabout had instinctively understood that this old eagle 's troubled painful words marked an end to a terrible life ; and perhaps in some strange way the beginning of something none dared hope might come to pass . |
| 16 | So when it seemed the conversation was nearly over and , for the first time since he had known her , she appeared to have called for no reason , he was almost relieved to hear her ask , ‘ Now then , David , have you heard from him ? ’ |
| 17 | Mach looked up again , smiling for the first time since he had entered the room . |
| 18 | Last night , for the first time since he had married Fei Yen , he had summoned a woman to his bed — one of the serving girls from the kitchens — purging himself of the need that had raged in his blood like a poison . |
| 19 | For the first time since he had told her about Carol , Helen found that she could think about Adrian with something like calm . |
| 20 | So far they had done precisely that , which made it all the more extraordinary that Julius should be here now , in her flat , actively seeking her out for the first time since he had overridden all his basic instincts and principles and strode out of her life ; away from the disastrous shambles of their marriage . |
| 21 | She laughed so infectiously that Athelstan joined in and , for the first time since he had arrived at St Erconwald 's , the nave of his church rang with laughter . |
| 22 | For the first time since he had met him , Blake felt compassion for the old Time Lord . |
| 23 | For the first time since he had entered the theatre he looked hard at Therese . |
| 24 | And for the first time since he had so suddenly reappeared in her life Laura saw her husband 's shoulders slump , almost as if he was bearing the weight of his own brother 's horrific injuries . |
| 25 | Charlie laughed for the first time since he had left Whitechapel and strolled over to a youth far smaller than himself who was rubbing his hands between his legs as he tried to keep warm . |
| 26 | For the first time since he became leader , he is in the position to set the political agenda . |
| 27 | On Saturday I sat there watching his team lose at home to Chelsea and listening to an Australian Evertonian who was back at Goodison for the first time since he emigrated in 1985 . |
| 28 | Everyone , I am sure , will have been delighted to see Sandy Lyle making the cut for the first time since he won in 1988 . |