Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 's like a lighthouse , ’ Mickey Aronson whispered to Ada ; and , indeed , Mickey 's comparison was well chosen , for the smile of pride Max Klein could not suppress at being the baaleboss for such a momentous occasion seemed to reach his lips only after first puffing out his chest . |
| 2 | In the 1950s and 1960s the movement of women into the work-force , or its anticipation , appears to have accelerated the pace of childbearing temporarily , especially of first and second births , reinforcing the positive economic effect through men 's income ( ni Bhrölchain 1986a , 1986b ) . |
| 3 | I think if the Liberal Club was only like First World War it was n't there it has n't always been there but the Conservative Club was there as long as I can remember . |
| 4 | However , the directors ' report for the 12 months ended 31 July 1992 reveals that in Touche Ross 's opinion , the aggregate of the individual amounts attributed to the players comprising the first team playing squad ( together with first and second year professional players ) as at the year end , was £24m . |
| 5 | Keith Prowse are able to guarantee top price east stand seats together with first class hospitality facilities , situated within the Club . |
| 6 | Having lacked the opportunity to create a new constitutional framework afresh from first principles , Britain now stands out as one of the few nations lacking such a document . |
| 7 | Data records held in sequential mode can be read only from first to last and all steps in any analysis run must be accomplished in a single ‘ pass ’ through the file . |
| 8 | Over on the horizon there was a dark-blue smudge of land to be seen only in first clear light . |
| 9 | hill only in first gear . |
| 10 | It would not have been difficult to fill this page with a glowing report based entirely on first impressions . |
| 11 | I do get nervous , but not necessarily on first nights . |
| 12 | So on first consideration it seems odd that in the early days of planning The Possessed Dostoevsky should write to his friend Maikov and describe his new venture as ‘ like Crime and Punishment but even nearer to reality , even more urgent , and directly concerned with the most important contemporary question ’ . |
| 13 | Common sense told me the news would break sooner or later , even if it was n't until my funeral , so on first being diagnosed , I had rung Clifford , with a statement to give to the press , should it become necessary , to the effect that my job was to make people forget their problems and not to talk about mine . |
| 14 | Really sad , because you loved him so much at first . ’ |
| 15 | She looked at it idly at first and then with increasing curiosity . |
| 16 | The regularity of your periods should not be affected , but some bleeding may occur after the fitting or between periods , especially at first . |
| 17 | Especially at first , you may have to keep reminding the patient to sit upright and take the food to his mouth , rather than letting his face droop towards his plate . |
| 18 | It 's little tiny things that matter , especially at first when you 're going into a Home , they are very important . |
| 19 | After the menopause the vagina becomes drier and less elastic , so husbands may need to be a bit more gentle , especially at first , and a little more persevering . |
| 20 | The distinction is important , because if you are very sensitive to yeast , even the smallest amount can make you ill , so scrupulous avoidance is necessary , especially at first . |
| 21 | Also , the raids may frequently , and especially at first , have appeared to pose little threat to Æthelred 's position as king , and so his circumstances were arguably not comparable with those faced by Alfred , Æthelstan , Edmund Ironside and Harold Godwinsson . |
| 22 | Rather those , perhaps at first rare , types best equipped to deal with the changed conditions may have this characteristic . |
| 23 | There were a few young men who developed female characteristics , unconsciously perhaps at first but certainly consciously when they became aware of the power that these gave them . |
| 24 | In the prosperous 1980s many individuals found they were able to consider buying a second home in Europe , perhaps at first for holidays but later with retirement in view . |
| 25 | The killing is repeated on ritual occasions , perhaps at first because the protection the totem gives them is not enough , or because they need to band together again to re-enact the crime which binds them all together , although they use a surrogate for the crime , not the actual father again . |
| 26 | The whole idea behind the I D S sounds perhaps at first as if its a little bit like an old missionary organization which has been set up to help the natives . |
| 27 | Resuming the journey from Stone House Bridge , the road now starts a long climb to its summit , rising gently at first and with the Dee an inseparable companion alongside . |
| 28 | Apply your power gently at first . |
| 29 | Exercise , gently at first , and let it be a part of your programme of change . |
| 30 | Gently at first , and then with one sharp movement , she opened the door . |