English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "First" in Example Sentences
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244005	The first thing that caught his eye was a fingerprint on the glass.	CK
296978	When he opens a magazine, he will usually read his horoscope first.	CK
3227117	I used to be as optimistic as Tom when I first started working here.	CK
270196	Just when the first human beings will reach Mars remains to be seen.	CM
26121	The first man that succeed in swimming the Channel was Captain Webb.	CK
267019	The first time I held my girlfriend's hand was in the haunted house.	CK
2537075	Tom would've done it correctly the first time if you had helped him.	CK
954605	When I got out of jail, the first thing I bought was an economy car.	CK
65355	"Is it the first time you've been here?" "Yes, it's my first visit."	CK
1650208	I'm not so sure that I like Mary as much as the first time I saw her.	Spamster
275937	Most Americans do not object to my calling them by their first names.	CM
34912	Never did I dream that I would take first place in the piano contest.	Zifre
3182195	The first thing we should talk about is what we're going to tell Tom.	CK
2483362	Tom disagreed at first, but has now come around to our point of view.	sharptoothed
35459	Everything was exciting to me when I visited Spain for the first time.	CK
327309	First, we will present a petition to the mayor and collect signatures.	CK
37714	I'm making about four times as much myself as when I first hired Tony.	CK
267000	It was just 6 years ago that I visited New Zealand for the first time.	CK
274792	Many doctors look at your tongue first when they begin an examination.	CK
292812	The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him.	CK
247098	The first thing I want to do tomorrow is to find a good part-time job.	CK
269891	When meeting a person for the first time, keep the conversation light.	CM
251449	As far as I am aware, there were no problems during the first semester.	CK
389180	During the first year of the study, he learned that he himself had ALS.	CK
329144	Mrs. Bruce was the first female pilot to fly between England and Japan.	fcbond
275626	My sister, a university student, won first prize in the speech contest.	CK
296761	On hearing the news of the birth of his first child, he jumped for joy.	CM
903427	She has 3,500 books in her library and many of them are first editions.	CK
2953348	The first thing Tom does every day when he gets home is turn on the TV.	CK
1418697	The world's first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City in 1935.	CK
32179	To everyone's astonishment, Mike won first prize in the speech contest.	CM
3318765	Today, for the first time in a week, Tom was allowed to eat solid food.	al_ex_an_der
825774	Chimpanzees normally have their first child at age 13, humans at age 19.	Spamster
2739835	Frederic Chopin wrote his first composition when he was seven years old.	CK
257960	I can't make a decision on the spot. I'll have to talk to my boss first.	CK
61855	In order to get the coconut milk, you must first crack the coconut open.	jakov
280343	The company incurred a deficit of $400 million during the first quarter.	Dejo
398181	The first thing that hits you is the bright red discount drugstore sign.	blay_paul
244013	At first, I had difficulty understanding people when they spoke too fast.	CK
1347370	George Bush is the forty-first president of the United States of America.	CK
296762	He was a writer who had never lived up to the promise of his first novel.	CM
267020	It is not unnatural that you should feel anxious about your first flight.	CM
681985	The first artificial satellite was Sputnik 1, launched by Russia in 1957.	Source_VOA
243990	The first thing he did was to untie his shoelaces and take his shoes off.	CK
244221	The judge took into consideration the fact that it was his first offense.	CM
57926	This area was first settled by the Dutch more than two hundred years ago.	CK
55493	This is a picture of the first train that ran between Tokyo and Yokohama.	CK
267032	At first, he thought English very difficult, but now he thinks it is easy.	Nero
324480	For the first time in her life, Yuka has finished reading an English book.	Dejo
52933	George Washington was the first President of the United States of America.	CK