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Example sentences for "first coming"

  • Many persons, on first coming out, especially if they go back into any of the unsettled townships, are dispirited by the unpromising appearance of things about them.

  • On first coming to this country nothing surprised me more than the total absence of trees about the dwelling-houses and cleared lands; the axe of the chopper relentlessly levels all before him.

  • It is related that, on first coming to the parish, there was a piece of ground on Mossrobin farm, in the hollow of a hill, where on Sabbath afternoon the people used to play at foot-ball.

  • At my first coming hither, I took the dorts at Christ, and took up a stomach against Him; I said, He had cast me over the dike of the vineyard, like a dry tree.

  • At my first coming here I took the dorts at Christ, and would, forsooth, summon Him for unkindness.

  • For many of the servitors being sick at my first coming up, by my diligent and ready attendance I ingratiated myself into the gentlemen's favour so far, that many, who had it in their power, chose me to be their servitor.

  • At my first coming to Gloucester, being used to visit the prisoners at Oxford, I prayed most earnestly that God would open a door for me to visit the prisoners here also.

  • These, by firing at them two or three times on my first coming, I had almost caused to desert my dominions.

  • This morning I had fully intended to call on you, if I could possibly find a spare half hour, but one has always so much to do on first coming to town.

  • Other great and inevitable expenses too we have had on first coming to Norland.

  • Since he had neglected to do it on first coming to the estate, their quitting his house might be looked on as the most suitable period for its accomplishment.

  • THIS morning I had fully intended to call on you, if I could possibly find a spare half hour, but one has always so much to do on first coming to town.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    absolute power; come among; deep impression; first appear; first appearance; first came; first cause; first heard; first introduced; first loved; first meridian; first novel; first part; first performance; first performed; first position; first principle; first reception; first saw; first sergeant; first session; first supposed; first thing; kidney disease; similar form; suppose you