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Meanings of first cab in English

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Usage of first cab in English
1
Once on the street he took the first cab he came across.
The Trial
2
Hugh called the first cab that passed him, and drove to Hampstead.
Blind Love
3
He opened the door of the first cab on the rank.
The Hand of Fu-Manchu / Being a New Phase in the Activities of F...
4
They went out together, taking the first cab that passed them.
The Fallen Leaves
5
To be first cab off the rank has probably been a priority, Millner said.
Reuters
6
He said international students would not necessarily be the first cab off the rank.
Radio NZ
7
Finally, in a little street, belonging to the Temple Quarter, the first cab stopped.
International Short Stories: French
8
I walked over to the first cab in line and rapped on his window.
Two for the dough
9
He called the first cab that passed him, and drove to Miss Jethro's lodgings.
"I Say No"
10
Mark has Brett and Naomi hold the first cab, then hails me a second one.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
11
About half an hour later the first cab halted.
The Case of the Pocket Diary Found in the Snow
12
They went out, intending to hail the first cab.
Elster's Folly: A Novel
13
Melanie had taken the first cab with Pam, and Ashley was in the second one with Janet.
Amazing grace
14
I jumped into the first cab I saw and bade the driver take me to Barbara's Building.
Simon the Jester
15
Directly he crossed the threshold he called the first cab and was driving away, but he was stopped-
The Rome Express
16
Stella had stopped the first cab that passed her, and had directed the driver to Camp's Hill, Islington.
The Black Robe
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