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The phrase "when I first caught" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the moment you realized or became aware of something for the first time. Example: "When I first caught a glimpse of the sunset, I was mesmerized by its beauty."
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When I first caught sight of him his likeness to Rob Earnshaw really hit me.
When I first caught sight of Chilton, I had a minor shock.
When I first caught sight of the place, I thought it was covered with banners; these turned out to be tinted-glass panels.
When I first caught word of the announcement that Malala Yousafzai and I would be this year's Nobel peace prize recipients, a swirl of joyful emotions overcame me.
I do not mean to be rude to Tim Jonze, but when I first caught sight of him I assumed that someone had brought their child along to the interview.
Chapter two of Lord Loss is also where I learnt how far a YA writer can go, and it's when I first caught sight of the line that must never be crossed.
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AP: First of all when I first catch it I try to wait because I'm thinking I'm going to get double-teamed.
It was dawn, deep in the jungle of Mount Marojejy, when my guide and I first caught sight of the family of silky sifakas – six snow-white, metre-high lemurs perched in the treetops.
It was around 7.30am, and the stricken balloon had nearly reached the ground – several metres from a cluster of houses – when it first caught fire, Youssef said.
This renewed court order does not mean Leader Technologies, dubbed a 'patent troll' by tech blog Venturebeat when it first caught wind of the case back in November 2008, can crack open the champagne just yet.
Bay Hill was a rustic golf outpost in southwest Orange County when it first caught his eye in 1965.
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