First Sentence Examples
It was the first money that he had ever had.
First it was the inheritance thing.
He was the first great American painter.
The first cars were called "horseless carriages."
Still, it was her first car and one with memories packed into it.
First of all, it will keep you safe.
First, many things in the physical world that we think of as scarce are not really scarce, just presently beyond our ability to capture.
The next morning she woke to the first ray of light through the window.
First, nutrition is a very primitive science.
First, it is only useful for factors that are immediately bad for you, not factors that will kill you in ten years.
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But during the first nineteen months of my life I had caught glimpses of broad, green fields, a luminous sky, trees and flowers which the darkness that followed could not wholly blot out.
Maybe that was why he was the first to notice when she developed a fever.
I came, I saw, I conquered, as the first baby in the family always does.
I wasn't the one who wanted to come here in the first place.
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It was the first time she didn't blush.
The first raindrop slammed into the window so hard that she instinctively recoiled.
We shopped for our first car together.
In 1736, Claudius Aymand performed the first successful appendectomy on an eleven-year-old boy.
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In the first ten years of attempting to make better hybrids, Borlaug's group made more than six thousand crossings of wheat.
Man wanted a home, a place of warmth, or comfort, first of warmth, then the warmth of the affections.
With these words she greeted Prince Vasili Kuragin, a man of high rank and importance, who was the first to arrive at her reception.
Which came first, the recluse or the loneliness?
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First, this future farm I describe is nothing like what I go out of my way to avoid today.
At first it was still a game.
First, imagine all the jobs they could do inside us.
Why didn't she think of that first?
That night, for the first time in more than a week, she tossed and turned in the bed, her sleep interrupted by memories of her family.
First I'd have to find a man before I could find a new one.
For the first time she thought about the fact that he had no commitment to them at all, yet he had risked his life for them.
Yeah, well she probably never took a whip to your father, but there's always a first time, Anyway, I guess she was pretty worked up.
I never meant to push myself on you in the first place.
Maybe a housekeeper wasn't what he had planned on hiring in the first place.
But after the first time, I should have known.
You're the one who told me I shouldn't come out here in the first place.
He wasn't the first man she had kissed and she had never considered herself promiscuous with other men.
Never the less he and Martha have four married years under their belts and are expecting their first child.
I was nearly as nervous as my first call.
Quinn was the first to vocalize what dominated all our minds like a walk up the gallows steps.
The break-in was only hours old and we knew the exact location from Howie's first visit.
The first one that passes the place where the Princess sits shall be named the winner.
Then he said to the first man, "Have you a son?"
In the First World War, we learned to treat wounds by washing them with a germicide.
First, think of energy as the capacity to do work.
First, I would contend that the size of this problem is substantially smaller than many people would guess.
First, it would be tempting to assume the person hauling manure can only do that, and if that job disappeared he would have no useful skills.
But it is my belief that many more people will choose the first choice.
I also remember the beach, where for the first time I played in the sand.
We commonly do not remember that it is, after all, always the first person that is speaking.
First she heard her mother praying and sighing and the creaking of her bed under her, then Madame Schoss' familiar whistling snore and Sonya's gentle breathing.
At the door, he opened it and stepped back, motioning for her to enter first.
That would have been more convincing if you hadn't been so willing at first.
Tammy was finally allowed to swim to her heart's content... apparently for the first time.
It was on one of those occasions that Lisa made her first perplexing discovery.
So you're on a first name basis with him, huh?
She stared at her shoes, remembering their first kiss by the creek.
Was that what Sarah had found so amusing the first day - the fact that she hadn't melted under Yancey's stern gaze?
Do you suppose this is what it looked like when the first settlers found it?
She snuggled into his arms and felt safe for the first time since the accident.
One thought had been gnawing at her consciousness since the first time she suspected him of being involved in drugs.
At first she had thought he tried, but there was no missed call – no message.
No matter what happened, he would always be more than a fond memory - maybe a first love.
At first she thought it was Yancey, and then she realized it was Allen.
Yet it was Spencer who broke the silence first.
You're the first girl who has ever accepted me for what I am.
Wouldn't it be foolish to abandon the carefully laid plans that had helped her achieve her goals in the first place?
Fritz was the first to show up for breakfast.
If you weren't appreciated, you wouldn't have made it past the first trip.
Being first in line one day meant being last in line the next.
For the first time, Cassie realized what a target they had been around the fire at night.
This isn't the first dust storm you've been through, is it?
Memory of their first meeting brought warmth to her cheeks.
Cindy, I've known Russell Cade since he first moved to this area - since high school.
That sounds like your kind of logic - always thinking of the other person first.
I have my things ready... but I have a few questions first.
He led her down a short hallway and opened the first door.
First she opened the double doors in the kitchen and found the spacious dining room.
Her first day and she had fallen asleep on the job.
The first thing she needed to do was the dishes.
First she dusted the dining room and polished the silverware.
It wasn't the first time she had done so, but this morning she had run across some curtains and rugs in the attic.
She caught her breath, realizing for the first time that he was actually an attractive man.
Do you realize that's the first time I've ever seen you smile?
It was the first time you've ever been anything with me but a perfect gentleman.
You've been working for me for almost three months now and this is the first time I've ever seen you sick.
Again he bent his head and his lips questioned hers gently at first, and then with more emotion when she responded.
After all, she had made the first move, turning her head as he kissed her cheek.
She dressed as the sun was sending its first rays through the bathroom window.
Could a man tell when he was her first?
Why is it that you can only remember my first name when we're making love?
But it was a good hot meal that brought me into the diner the first time.
That's when it first crossed my mind that you might be the one.
It began with a glance as we passed each other the first time, a smile the next two or three laps, and then a pretend rest stop.
The first time I was eight or nine and my action earned me a cracked lip.
I try to resurrect my first impression of Howard Abbott not colored by Quinn's negative appraisal.
It was just as real as the first time.
Was the second time as disturbing as the first?
My first visit to the infamous room was disappointing.
The first was a list for Howie.
The four of us retreated to the first floor, amid a rain of questions while he remained upstairs.
I don't remember the last three numbers but the first two were forty-five.
Between times we made plans for a trip to Iowa where I'd meet my in-laws for the first time and we'd firm up plans for our October wedding, to be held on Betsy's home turf.
Alder's Bridge was re-named Brockville, after the first soldier fatality of World War Two!
I was walking from the opposite direction so everything looked backwards at first glance.
I should have recorded your first reaction.
I first spoke to Martha, while not fully committed; I knew she was more sympathetic to Howie than her husband.
For the first time, I felt we all sensed we might be on to something highly significant.
It was the first occasion the dream took place close to the present time; less than four years ago!
No, nor does Quinn have any idea how or why they are occurring in the first place.
Quinn looked first at his wife and then stood up.
When the first two tries proved unsuccessful, tempers frayed even more.
The first was strange.
Even the women were at odds, almost for the first time since they'd met.
Howie was the first to speak.
The first priority was rescuing children.
Our major success was our first kidnapping for ransom.
Howie would first go back to earlier in the day and document precise activities of the director; we hoped they'd be sufficient for him to believe our abilities.
It was early morning when Howie first intruded.
Howie's first two sessions were failures.
After a brief discussion we decided to telephone first and leave the visit option on the table, at least for now.
I'd love to be just a mom, at least the first few years.
The first call was from a pay phone in Lynn, Massachusetts.
When we were shown a 1792 restored Inn in the nearby village of Surry, New Hampshire, it was love at first sight.
Well, if you do exist, Mister or Missus Psychic, I'll find you first and smash you and your crystal to bloody dust!
While none of us opted for involvement, Howie's insistence was the first time he hadn't acted like a tethered toddler.
But first I need company and the affection of a sweet little friend.
Our cases were scattered around the country with most jurisdictions receiving our tip for the first time.
We learned later, at first the police were suspicious of the parents as they couldn't believe someone could enter a small house with sleeping adults and two boys in an adjoining room, and not be heard.
But first, I must protect myself from the worthless snapping hounds of police before I search out this mystery clairvoyant.
It was her first day back on the job; she would stay only an hour while Quinn babysat.
His voice had the ring of a nervous third-grader giving his first speech.
We fit together first rate but he was hurting badly.
God, don't you remember those first few weekends?
First he's telling everything to a shrink; now this bimbo!
Quinn and Howie retreated downstairs to prepare for our first session of the day, with everyone pretending it was a normal Monday.
Brennan picked up his phone on the first ring.
Merrill Cooms new project, After, got off to a start the week we first met Julie.
I don't really know, but I think I answered one of the first calls they made.
Only the first two numbers, 'cause it was my age.
First and only love, I guess.
My other venture, After, has registered its first major success.
I knew from my in depth research, the number and location of all payphones bearing the area code and first two numbers dear Brenda provided me.
Have you ever seen a murder first hand, someone being butchered before your eyes?
But first I deserve a reward for my intuitive skills.
Howie nailed it on the first try, managed to catch a license plate number, and a killer was apprehended in hours.
It was summer, a wonderful time of year in New Hampshire and on Friday, three weeks after her first visit, Julie returned to Keene.
At the first hint of below freezing weather, Howie was on the job, covering everything and reading up on all preventive measures known to man.
This was not the first time she wasn't able to assist.
When we first accepted Mr. Cooms' generous funding, we established this secure connection in case he ever had a need to contact us.
It's the first time that's happened.
Correct. He made it to an open window on the first floor.
He blurted out this information after the very first ring.
It was midafternoon before we got Howie on the road, first to Boston and then a flight west.
For the first time in months we were temporarily out of business.
It's not like you and I who remember our parents; he literally just met his mother for the first time!
But first, I feel the urge to partake of Canadian hospitality.
I've known for months; almost since the first time we did it... slept together.
Howie would toss in towel once he learned he'd been deceived by this woman, his first love.
When I first met Howie in class I thought he was just this lonely guy but he seemed nice and we had coffee a time of two.
I dialed Miss Reagan first.
I should have sent Howie packing that first weekend.
That's the first sensible thing you've said in a long time.
She noticed the nearly empty gin bottle for the first time.
But first, there's business I need attend to.
It was a hoot at first, reading that stuff, but it got boring in a hurry.
Molly is fun to be around, chatty and inquisitive and far less reserved than at our first meeting.
I told him I'd have her call him first thing in the morning.
When she did give up the struggle, I first misinterpreted the news.
Frank wants to talk to you, but I've got a question first.
Anyway, first thing I did was attempt to check records in and out of Canada but getting that stuff is like pulling teeth.
Yeah, and I bet he started a long time ago on his first run.
She smiled at Molly who had just finished relating the highlights of her first day at her new school.
From the very first time we did this, all the emotions were as mixed up as my grandmother's soup.
First you ruin my tie, now my shoes.
I'd not remembered that tidbit when Jackson first questioned me, but even now, I was reluctant to move his inquiry in that direction.
First their location; gleaned from that accommodating Miss Washington and her memory of the area code.
He faked me out at first 'cause I was only looking at passenger cars.
He sounded like a first class jerk from the beginning.
Now I won't even see Claire take her first step.
I only first heard about Howie was when I met him last September.
Knowing the local police included Detective Jackson, I suggested he contact the Simi Valley attorney first to find out if the vehicle I saw was in fact his.
It might make me a few minutes late meeting with Jackson but all the more time for Brennan to speak with him first.
First off, I don't have the words to tell you how grateful I am for what you and your guys did for us.
Betsy agreed but suggested we wait until Molly finished her bath so she could speak with her mother first.
It would be the first time in an airplane for her and she wanted details of what to expect.
But first you have to earn it by helping this tourist who just arrived in town.
I just want to meet with him but I'd like to get a feel for him first.
I figured whoever did kill Annie; it wasn't his first, or his last.
No one else connected the two murders because they were so sure I did the first one.
My bed in the homeless shelter, definitely a first for me, was a pull-out in a small room behind the main hall.
I wasn't relegated to the large first floor dormitory-style quarters behind the eating area.
Betsy booked three adjoining room, on the first floor, with a view of the pool.
Molly was thrilled with the pool, another first for her.
I'm certain he doesn't realize it, but he does put himself first.
I didn't at first recognize the New Hampshire number but remembered I'd given mine to Detective Jackson.
They say in all the manuals I never should do this on the phone but you deserve to be the first to know.
Perhaps it was a resurgence of his forgotten priestly training but for the first time, Howie was more lucid than I.
I laid her gently and silently on the floor and proceeded to the first stall, and slipped it open with my knife.
It was my first, and hopefully only, trip in the caged back of a siren-screaming squad car.
It wasn't the first time and they had the situation in hand.
I'd rather die first.
But first, allow me to congratulate you.
There's nothing there newer than the first month when we were testing.
But first, I have a minor chore to undertake.
We braced our ladder against the wall and played a game of numbers to see who would the first to climb.
Fingers and thumbs were struck constantly and after a few hours I was the first to fall.
We barely slept that night, in eager anticipation of glimpsing our first rays of sunshine!
First it was enough for a hand, but nothing but dust was within reach.
I re played the recording of our aborted final session and had judged it incorrectly when I first listened.
The second man's hand clamped on the first man's shoulder.
For the first time, she noticed he wasn't wearing a doctor's white coat.
She studied him, alarm swirling through her for the first time.
You've done many foolish things, kiri, but stepping between me and a vamp is a first.
Once Damian came back, Dusty was going on his first vacation ever.
The vamp's head exploded with the first shot of his hand cannon, the bullet missing Bianca by a couple inches.
I pissed him off one of the first hours, which is why this happened.
For the first time in ages, Dusty was falling asleep at his computer.
To be reminded first by a woman who should be dead and again by a Healer of some sort … He shook out his shoulders and nudged his XO awake, not wanting to deal with the thoughts.
At first she thought it was the thunderstorm she'd fallen asleep listening to.
It had something to do with the beautiful woman before him who made him feel for the first time in years.
For the first time in years, he found himself wondering what it would be like to feel again.
For the first time in his life, he felt like running away from something.
What is it, first of all?
He gathered her warm body in his arms and smoothed away the curls that clung to his face, breathing her deep scent before he dropped into the first peaceful slumber in ages.
And I'll be the first person to yell at you if you do something stupid.
No matter what, you will always, always protect your family first.
For the first time in his life, he wondered what solutions other than execution would work.
Can I save the village first?
As if noticing him for the first time, Darian stared at Bianca's brother, an odd look crossing his face.
The wind snapped free of its bonds, nearly tearing her from his grip with its first gust.
He was the first to his feet and dragged her up the beach.
Darian picked up after the first ring.
He studied her, feeling as though he was seeing her for the first time and the last.
At first, there was nothing.
His first vision was that of Bianca's wet, pale face with dark curls stuck to her cheeks.
The walk calmed his irritation at being powerless for the first time since the Schism.
He trotted up the stairs to the second floor of the house and walked into the bathroom, eager for his first hot shower in days.
Then take the first hit.
By the look on her face, it wasn't the first time the Other had raised his voice at his alleged daughter.
She felt the truth in his words, perhaps because their souls had touched when they first met the day before.
He sensed rather than heard movement on the first floor.
Jule focused first on the nearby wardrobe and braced himself against it.
For the first time in thousands of years, he remembered what real pain felt like.
Jule looked down at the arrow protruding from his shoulder, growing annoyed with her for the first time.
Jule grunted at the first few blows that fell harder than any mortal could strike.
His first kiss was light, as if he were testing her.
For the first time in her life, she wanted not to feel completely alone.
This is the first lesson every good spy knows.
Jenn shot the first vamp and stepped in front of the next.
She'd never suspected the depths of her father's strange power, and her first attempt to channel it was the reason the house was now lit with candles.
What was your first thought when you felt the power surge?
Sean wasn't the first.
The ache within her deepened at the idea of trusting someone for the first time in her life, and the energy flowing between them grew more intense.
The first thing she felt was the bond to Jule, who was in the next room.
She felt the sense of being centered for the first time in her life and knew it was because of the man before her.
One being the first.
He didn't tear my head off when he sought me out the first time.
I didn't know the key was getting here first.
The massive vamp hadn't attacked or turned his back at the first sight of him, a sign Jule took as positive.
Xander's attention was caught first by Darian.
For the first time in her life, she felt her magic was a gift and not a curse.
Xander took the first shot.
He almost missed her first punch and caught the second, pulling her against him.
If not for Yully's fading energy, Jule would've stayed to make sure Damian's version of chat resembled his and not Dusty's, who was more likely to shoot first and discuss later.
Jonny glanced at Jenn, as if noticing for the first time that she wasn't armed.
For the first time since he began his sick games, Jenn felt genuine fear trickle through her.
You claimed me the first time you touched me, he said with a smile.
Jule was right; she'd learned who he was in the alley, when she'd first touched his soul.
Darian was the first to spot them.
This is the first time I've been able to find you.
She stared at him, her surprise the first genuine emotion he'd seen.
One smiled coldly, revealing its sharpened teeth, while another was the first to take a step towards her.
It would not be seeming for the first deal of my mate to be a loss.
The heaviness of her mind grew, until she wasn't certain why she should resist Darkyn in the first place.
The same instincts that warned her against the last deal with him told her she'd never win any bet with the devil I'll give you the terms first this time.
Deidre felt herself breathless and consumed before the end of their first kiss, yielding to the intensity of his kiss and the firmness of his touch.
He eased into her body at first then made love to her hungrily, relentlessly pushing her deeper into the haze of pleasure and desire, until she arched beneath him, her body on the verge of shattering.
The dread and guilt at the pit of her stomach were countered by the confusion of knowing that she'd fallen into the grip of the Immortal laws first with Gabriel then with Darkyn.
Darkyn was quiet and still, his body relaxed for the first time since she'd known him.
Made you face the truth before the first day was out.
You were one of the first threads in this web.
Deidre almost cringed at the thought of leaving the chamber after her first venture out that landed her not only in trouble but also in Darkyn's bed.
Her first thought was that he was sending her to Death as a means of torturing her or at least, nailing home the point that he had won this round with Gabriel.
From the moment he first offered her the deal that landed her in Hell, he read her.
It left her on the covered landing where Darkyn first brought her.
It wasn't the first time she'd heard such a thing, but it sounded far worse coming from the devil than it had Wynn.
Can I have a little fun first?
She whispered the first name that came to mind.
First the death dealers attacking her, now Gabriel.
It was too easy of a death for the first Ancient.
Darkyn's first few lessons returned to her.
He appeared wary for the first time since she'd known him.
Violence and command weren't second nature to Darkyn; they were his first.
Gabriel awaited her on the beach near where they'd first sat together two weeks before.
She couldn't help thinking it was the first truly honest exchange they'd ever had – and the timing was the worst it could possibly be.
A familiar face appeared from the words, the golden-skinned deity she nicknamed Mr. Checkmate the first time they met at the Immortal Sanctuary.
I said a creature who has never known peace will surrender unconditionally when he tastes it for the first time.
Twice, though the first time is not common knowledge.
Their first and only exchange hadn't been pleasant.
I thought you did at first and I'll admit, I'm not completely certain things might not break bad, but for now, I'm fine.
I thought this was the first step.
You remember what you were thinking when you turned down my offer the first time?
You let me go the first time because you knew I was your mate.
It was the first time Darkyn ever brought his daughter up.
She assessed that – for the first time – he wasn't entirely certain how to react.
Whoever finds you first, Darkyn keeps you.
Caleb knelt in a grotto of the tunnel, and at first she thought he had fallen, too.
Martha, whose stay with them was at first a simple good deed, then a delight and now so very much more.
When Martha first came here, we thought I might be pregnant, remember?
Or why they were here in the first place, as they expressed zero interest in the beauty of the area; Ouray's main attraction.
When Dean first introduced himself, the young lady continued with her engaging smile until it became obvious she had no idea what he was saying—even after he sputtered the half-dozen words of Spanish he knew.
Martha asked, showing the first glimmer of interest since being told of her forced departure.
First I'd talk to you about why you disobeyed.
Randy Byrne was Cynthia's twenty year-old son from her first marriage.
First off, go for a swim!
They paused as Martha looked from first one, then the other.
The first thing I saw was his skull.
At first I couldn't find 'em but when I did, I yelled at Caleb until he calmed down enough so we could get out.
Back when I first became a cop.
After lunch, photographer Brandon Westlake took the opportunity to show a montage of his recent shots, first on the parlor coffee table, and then, as the crowd increased, he presented a full-fledged slide show.
Only little Lydia—who I understand was Jill-on-the-job and busted you for racing on her first day on duty.
What's she doing in a mine in the first place?
Dean knew Joe Calvia; they'd met when he was first dating Cynthia.
Joseph, smiling for the first time in Dean's memory, said he and Ginger planned to walk about town and perhaps hike up to the nearby Box Canyon waterfall.
He quickly agreed and the two strolled, for the first time since Christmas, to St. Daniel's Catholic Church, a few blocks away.
Cynthia explained this was a second marriage and her first husband had died.
First off, I'm going to find out who owns that mine.
And someone else found them in the first place and told Caleb about the discovery.
That's Fitzgerald's first name.
They turned to her, as if aware for the first time that they weren't alone.
First off, I'd love to have Martha around to see this mess.
I guess deep down, I'm looking forward to the wedding although there are a million things I have to do first.
The Deans were up at the first pink of dawn, but they didn't beat Fred O'Connor, who had already perked coffee, cracked eggs, and burned toast for their morning breakfast.
I wouldn't do it if we were the first but unfortunately, we won't be the last, either.
They reached the first turn.
It was then they heard the first noise.
As they neared the first turn, something glinted in the beam of Dean's flashlight.
Cynthia was the first to comment but Dean at first dismissed her concerns as mutual nervousness.
This isn't his first time here, Dean thought, but they took his exit as their cue to leave.
It was an hour later before they saw their first vehicle, an old Scout, battered and muddy, coming out of a side trail below them.
Dean waved his arms and at first thought the driver didn't see them, but finally the vehicle stopped.
Legally, we had no business going in there in the first place.
To escape the smiling innkeeper role, he plodded barefoot out back to the small patio, fired up the barbeque, popped the cap on the first of the last three Fat Tire Ales and stretched out on Cynthia's chaise.
I started checking my old man's papers and I found these reports— way back when he first bought the property.
Well, now that you have a time frame and a first name, that's a start.
Why would all that junk be abandoned in the first place if it was worth a plugged nickel?
She may be a first class bitch—but if there isn't a legal custody fight or the child isn't reported in danger or grossly neglected, it's none of our business.
With an approximate date—or at least a year—and a first name, the chore would be infinitely easier than scouring decades for a nameless individual.
Fred and the Bird Song Five were spotted by first locating the largest stash of trash.
When he spoke, it didn't sound as if either beer was his first.
It was the first real words the two had exchanged since their meeting at the mine.
Switching the bones and killing him in the first place are two different acts—forty years apart.
I wonder who first discovered the skeleton and told Caleb— Martha's friend.
He and his buddies finished first six or seven times in a row.
They almost never enjoyed the first meal of the day outside of Bird Song, but the holiday was cause for exception.
If you were a novel, I wouldn't read you beyond the first page.
Or maybe it's just because daddy didn't ask their permission first.
The first time I heard mention of the name was when the litigation began.
The old man was careful of privacy and territory and would take nothing without first asking.
Cynthia felt first anger and then violation that a thief had entered their private quarters.
Jennifer began snapping her small camera at the first vista until she realized she'd used more than half the roll.
After what seemed even longer than the Dean's first trip to the mine just two days earlier, they emerged into the basin where the valley floor was a sea of wildflowers.
The first time he laid eyes on all that stuff, the trunks included, was the morning of the auction.
As Dean rounded a curve, he caught sight of the tail end of a white vehicle speeding down the cliff-hanging road on the far side of the deep valley—a sheriff's white Blazer was his first impression.
Thoughts raced through his mind of another crash, when Bird Song's very first guest had met a similar fate—but on a traveled highway, not a remote Jeep road deep in the San Juans.
He began first a short ascent, then a drop to a sharp curve he nearly missed, causing him to reduce his speed further.
After the first several feet, the angle of the slope dropped more sharply and he was forced to move to his left to avoid falling.
Dean stood up and Fitzgerald noticed him for the first time.
The only question was who would croak first.
He's as nervous as when he first received the notice to serve.
Just to make amends, I won't even press you on why you were worried in the first place.
Fitzgerald drew first and stepped to the podium.
Dean would answer first.
The first thing she asked me when I arrived at the scene was if I had seen him.
I know she tried unsuccessfully to raise him on the radio when she first got the call about the wreck.
No. But that was my first impression.
I was the first one to the accident scene and I pitched the bottle—the only bottle.
That supports the suspicion that Billy and some of his friends were the ones who broke into the mine and first discovered the bones.
While Dean had been at odds with the man since their first confrontation last January, it was Fitzgerald's venomous comments at the debate that led Dean to now believe him capable of almost anything.
However, it begged the question of what had caused the old guy so much concern in the first place.
It was Roger who introduced first himself, then Charlie, who dipped his paper in acknowledgment, and Harold, who set down the news and looked at Dean over the top of his glasses, curious about the visit.
Dean pulled out the photocopies of the old newspaper ads requesting information on Josh published first by Edith Plotke and later by her father.
She didn't get a first name.
Yes—as if he had to get me tanked first.
My first thought was a sheriff's white Blazer.
You'd probably fire my ass the first day on the job.
Dean was directed to spend all available weekend time on a door to door smiling and handshaking crusade, the first of many Fred had mapped out for his full-court press for making David Dean the sheriff of Ouray County, Colorado.
Dean laughed at first at his wife's suggestion, but the more he thought about it, the more the idea had a ring of validity to it.
You'll look around when you get a search warrant, or hell freezes over—whichever comes first!
The fat man spoke for the first time.
First Jennifer Radisson called to ask about stopping by after dinner.
It ain't like it's the first time.
There was the first glimmer of doubt in Fitzgerald's eye.
All I really wanted was the land in the first place, and they approached me about settling.
I wasn't a hundred percent truthful when we first met in the park—at the doggy parade.
He knew who I was when we first talked at the basketball game, but it was years later he told me about it.
I suppose Paul recognized my name, either before or soon after we first met, back when I was a teenager.
Brandon Westlake moseyed by with Paulette and Ginger Dawkins, the first time Dean had seen the women voluntarily in one another's company.
For the first time, Dean did look around.
His first thought was to call Ms. Larkin and demand further details.
Cynthia, who'd followed the men to the door, was the first to smother the young girl in hugs and kisses, and an ample dose of tears with the others joining in with equal enthusiasm.
For the first time they seemed interested in something besides themselves.
First cigarettes I ever smoked.
Finally, after lunch, Dean telephoned Jake Weller, first to report on Martha's wellbeing and in hopes of learning more about Fitzgerald's whereabouts.
Just don't kill us both first.
He had no flashlight, and the fear he'd felt during his first trip into this deep and dank hole was compounded by the absence of being able to see.
He continued to grope his way forward until the first turn in the tunnel closed off what little light spilled in from the entrance.
They were standing at the first turn which now lighted looked familiar.
Westlake looked at it, as if seeing it for the first time.
At first I couldn't locate her because she was going under her maiden name, Radisson.
Why did you kill your uncle in the first place?
At first, we just ran.
Cynthia accepted the news well, first on the phone amid post wedding hubbub, and the next day when he met her stepping off the plane.
I don't think you wanted to be sheriff in the first place, and she needs you.
Deidre took them, excited at her first venture into the mortal world as a human.
Deidre delicately wiped her face and stood, stuffed but beyond pleased with her first day as a human.
But I want to be the first demon to taste a deity.
Her first thought was that he wasn't buying it.
They'd sat for hours, until human-Deidre's distress faded and turned first to disbelief then hope then resolve.
Not many people thought differently of the first Ancient Immortal, who had led the Council with six of his sons for many years before being killed.
At the first sign of real trouble, those who weren't had begun to show their true allegiances.
Deidre responded timidly at first then leaned into him.
I made Zamon, his predecessor, a private deal first … I … Her head hurt from struggling.
It was one of the first things he'd change, if he ever made it back to the underworld.
Andre was grave, the first warning things hadn't gone well.
For the first time in their relationship, he'd been completely honest with her.
You wouldn't be the first.
He didn't come at first, and she frowned, assuming he was messing with her.
For the first time in her life, Deidre pitied the death dealers.
We have to take care of the souls first, Gabriel.
Over and over, like it was their first time.
Their first afternoon of love was more than she ever thought possible.
She'd gone from hopeful to devastated in the course of the first two days.
For the first time in her life, Deidre didn't know what to do.
I've gotta heal first.
This is the first time we've had an honest discussion in about a million years.
Gabriel trotted first to the lake, curious to see how last night had gone now that they knew about the tears.
Darkyn focused his dark, soulless gaze on him for the first time since arriving.
You would bleed her dry the first night.
Their first and only exchange hadn't been pleasant and resulted in a deal made under duress.
For the first time this week, she didn't feel entirely doomed.
Gabriel was locked out, and Darkyn wasn't permitted access in the first place.
Whoever finds you first, Darkyn keeps you, Darkyn's mate added.
It happened the first time Darkyn invaded the mortal world from Hell.
Deidre took the first step down the path of their future when she told him her secrets.
For the first time this week, he realized that he, too, wanted to take the next step.
For the first time in their history, they stood a real chance of turning a sordid love story into a pure one.
Carmen's first impulse was to snatch Destiny back, but the six months waiting period had long passed.
For the first time Lori acknowledged the presence of Jonathan.
Let her get used to you first.
She wouldn't be the first.
Maybe she wanted to talk to a lawyer first.
By mutual agreement, Alex had final say in decisions, but they were supposed to discuss it first.
He kissed her hungrily at first and then gently untangled her arms from his neck.
It was silly and sentimental, but she wanted to paint the master bedroom first.
For the first time the memory wasn't painful, but a reminder that despite all odds, something magical had happened between them.
With all the foals born on your place, is this the first time you have been able to watch?
He had suggested she breed Casper to another stud, and she had intended to, but Ed got to her first.
Carmen watched with excitement as the foal's feet could be seen inside a thin sac... first one and then the other.
They stayed in the barn for a while, watching as the foal took its first steps, and finally found the milk supply.
Dandy was the first colt born on their ranch.
He picked it up on the first ring.
In rural areas, first responders were often neighbors, which was the fortunate case with them.
The first responders took over and most of the time she could only see parts of him as they worked over him.
The doctor pulled at the mask that hung below his mouth, and for the first time, sounded interested.
She opened the front door, which was still unlocked, and allowed Brutus to go in first.
She sat there for a long time, leaning against the porch post and thinking about the first time they had met.
At first she thought he might have been a visitor of the other man in the room, but the family said he had asked for Alex, and had stayed with him for a little while.
Remember when we first met, Alex?
Remember our first kiss?
At first she had thought of him as being asleep, but in the last few days reality was beginning to sink in.
And Destiny won't know what to think at first, but she will be delighted to have you home.
It was now the first week of July.
The doctor said he wouldn't be able to perform at first.
For the first time, they wouldn't be making love and it failed to arouse her.
Like the first wrinkle, it was inevitable.
His bare back had lost muscle tone while he was in the hospital, but he wasn't as thin as she had first thought.
At first, the only thing missing was the sound of Alex's voice.
At first she though exhaustion might be the cause, but when he started working longer hours, it was obvious that wasn't the case.
Mums was her first choice because of confidentiality issues, but there probably wasn't much romance at her age and after so many years of marriage.
To him it was innocence – a little like every time being the first time.
It was the first time he had lifted her since the stabbing, and it occurred to her that he might strain his wound.
It crossed her mind that if she didn't do something, she might lose him, but for the first time the thought wasn't frightening.
It was the first time Alex had been there since the stabbing – and the first time she had ever seen him look frightened.
It was a traumatic experience for both of them, and hadn't she felt ill the first time she went back?
After all that had happened, he was probably waiting for her to make the first move.
The horse barn was the first on her check list.
For the first week after he regained his voice, they were all so busy enjoying the return to normal life that Carmen forgot about his father.
At the hen house she grabbed the basket and reached into the first nest.
For the first time, Destiny warmed quickly to someone.
At first it had squelched his desire to have more children.
Considering how she was living when he met her, he could believe it... only she wasn't happy when he first met her.
Skimming it, her gaze settled on the last line of the first page.
She'd thought him cold and distant at first, until she learned his background.
For the first time in their history, a flicker of emotion crossed the features of her surgeon.
For example, before you ran into her in the mortal world, there was a ninety seven percent chance you would've killed her the first time you met.
Did you not receive my first summons?