I well remember his saying to me, when first I saw him after the discovery of "Evelina".
I thought it best to do so, when first I heard that Mr. Dockwrath was moving in the matter.
When first inhabited by him the house was not fitted for more than the requirements of an ordinary farmer, but he had gradually added to it and ornamented it till it was commodious, irregular, picturesque, and straggling.
When first asked, Kenneby had said that he was nearly sure that Mr. Usbech had not signed the document.
When first I entered the chamber, he had already gone.
Bethink thee, when first we met, we were but boys: now are we men, and must put away boyish things.
This is scarcely correct; or rather, it is certainly wrong, if applied to the tribes east of the Mississippi, when first encountered by the whites.
Now the Indians, when first discovered, frequently made use of very rudely formed implements, and from a knowledge of this fact, it came about that but little attention was paid to the position in which the relics were discovered.
When first introduced, it would be rare and costly, and so would be used sparingly.
Jerusalem artichoke, which are propagated by cuttings or tubers, are probably now as tender in England as when first introduced; and this appears to be the case with the potato, which until recently was seldom multiplied by seed.
Now a widely extended analogy leads to the belief that if these several allied species, when first reclaimed, had been crossed, they would have exhibited, both in their first unions and in their hybrid offspring, some degree of sterility.
With plants, when first subjected to cultivation, analogous facts have been observed.
This fond detachment to the well known place, When first we started into life's long race, Maintains its hold with such unfailing sway, We feel it e'en in age and at our latest day.
Shall I not think what pains the matron took, When first I trembled o'er the gilded book?
Why now I count it all but miracle, That this brave heart of mine should shake me so, As helplessly as some unbearded boy's When first he meets his maiden in a bower.
Look rather thou all-royal aswhen first I met thee.
The Stag said, "When first I came hither there was a plain all around me, without any trees save one oak sapling, which grew up to be an oak with an hundred branches.
In the present article, when first published, I had, on the other hand, depreciated it too much.
When first I came hither, the wide valley you see was a wooded glen.
When first seen, both it and the wapiti were beyond the reach of their rifles; and the hunters, surprised by such an unexpected apparition, had suddenly halted.
When first seen it was coming towards him, though not in a direct line.
When first started, the buck was a full half-mile distant, but in less than a minute's time he came breasting forward until the boys could see his sparkling eyes and the play of his proud flanks.
When first I saw a likeness of the poet Shelley, I called out "My uncle!
When first I saw him, horse and man were standing still, and I noted nothing strange, blinded perhaps by the tears of my gladness.
When first I asked him to come with me this morning, it was a temptation to him of course, not knowing when we might see each other again; but he hadn't his own horse, and said it would be an impertinence to ride yours.
The largest room in it is now called the kitchen, but was doubtless called the hall when first it was built.
When first I met the mother of this maiden, nine bushels of flax were sown therein, and none has yet sprung up, neither white nor black; and I have the measure by me still.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "when first" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
