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The phrase "when I first looked" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe an initial impression or observation made at the beginning of an experience or situation. Example: "When I first looked at the painting, I was struck by its vibrant colors and intricate details."
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When I first looked at the returns, I was incredulous.
"When I first looked at the place, it was jampacked with furniture," Ms. Buckley said.
When I first looked at his ankles, I thought his career might be in jeopardy.
"When I first looked at them I thought it is a tough start for the new manager.
When I first looked at his juvenile holographs, I was overcome by a most unprofessional feeling of tenderness.
It's more, when I first looked at the photograph of my mother I thought, 'That's my mother', straight away.
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Even now when I first look at one of his works on the page it can seem intimidating.
When I first see Dreyfuss, he looks sleek and well.
I was fifteen years old when I first went looking for my horizontal family, a tribe that didn't see my essential self as flawed, but instead saw me as fabulous.
"You know, when I first started looking into these murders, and I found out how these girls had died, I didn't sleep for days," Chávez recalled.
When I first started looking, I had several things within that first six months, but the best one fell through at the end of August 2003.
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