Example sentences of "to come [adv] [prep] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His solution was to come up with the first table of annual premiums based on life expectancy . |
| 2 | The Report was intended as a review , giving a complete survey ( according to its prospectus ) of Chemistry and its Allied Sciences ; it was to come out in the first half of the year following that reviewed ; and it would give a faithful and ‘ whenever necessary , a complete digest of each investigation ’ in chemistry , and its applications in pharmacy , arts and manufactures . |
| 3 | Erm but to come back to the first criterion which says avoid the greenbelt , I know exactly what you mean when you say avoid the greenbelt , but if in the context of the wording before that where it says to be located beyond the outer boundary of the York greenbelt , do you need to have criterion one ? |
| 4 | ‘ I did n't ask you to come here in the first place , and I certainly did n't ask for your help out here . |
| 5 | The possibility of getting that accommodation encourages many refugees to come here in the first place . |
| 6 | It 's important not to lose your security of tenure in council accommodation — which is so hard to come by in the first place — by making yourself " voluntarily homeless ' . |
| 7 | I was confident I could wear her down eventually , but I certainly never expected her to come across at the first time of asking . |