Example sentences of "[v-ing] to first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ITALY 'S ruling Christian Democrats appear to have suffered their most severe setback in any general election since the Second World War , according to first results and projections last night . |
| 2 | Compaq reported first quarter earnings of $1.23 a share , and the highest estimate on Wall Street was $1.20 a share , according to First Call . |
| 3 | At a cemetery in Carpentras in south-eastern France on May 10 , the body of a Jewish man who had died two weeks previously was disinterred and , according to first reports which were later contradicted , impaled ; the grave of a woman was also disturbed , and more than 30 others were damaged . |
| 4 | When you have listened to a language helper say a sentence several times , mimic him , remembering to first mimic the intonation and rhythm by humming or whistling the tune and tapping out the rhythm . |
| 5 | ( Groom 's speech , replying to first toast to bride and groom , a longer , humorous speech . ) |
| 6 | But then why would Mao in nineteen forty five say that how that they 'd made a major concession to land to the tiller but that this is a correct one and they 're going to , that land reform has to be taken in stages and they 're going to first of all reduce rent and , I mean er |
| 7 | They decided therefore that at their next meeting they would devote themselves to matters of ‘ general policy affecting courses in business studies ’ , and they did in fact , in September , consider a draft memorandum on courses leading to first degrees , and questions regarding board membership and procedures for the consideration of courses . |
| 8 | Open plan staircase leading to first floor . |
| 9 | You got the staircase in there but you will have got ornamental wrought iron leading to first floor archway to your dining room . |
| 10 | Stairs rising to first floor with exposed timber bannister . |
| 11 | Stairs rising to first floor . |
| 12 | I have an open ticket for where I 'm flying to first . ’ |
| 13 | Of course , not every enrolled nurse will want to , or be academically capable of , converting to first level status . |
| 14 | A number of activities have to be organised by the following morning so that the TA NCOs from all three detachments can be trained and tested in a variety of skills , from working on a range and map reading to first aid and driving . |