Example sentences of "first [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that 's your introduction the first sentence that somebody 's going to read , yeah ? |
| 2 | Do n't get " hung up " on your first sentence or paragraph ; they 're always the most difficult . |
| 3 | Similarly it seems unlikely that the reader will bother to construct a three-dimensional , photographic representation of ‘ the baby ’ which cries in the first sentence and which is picked up in the second sentence . |
| 4 | If this does not work ( and I do n't think you actually have to go to France ) , you might try the recipe of the American crime short story writer , Robert Twohy , who writes out a first sentence and then sees if anything comes from it , and so on . |
| 5 | Take the first strip and fold it in half . |
| 6 | Searching may thus cease at the first level or spread down and out , through the analysis of the primitives or entity geometry , into a fine check of a region of local geometry . |
| 7 | They queued patiently for lifts and ascended through a " Titanic cobweb " to find a choice of Parisian , Alsatian , Russian and Anglo-American restaurants on the first level and a bird's-eye view of the Seine sparkling beneath . |
| 8 | In the past , it was thought that language began when the child uttered the first word , but we now know that it begins with the first interactions and communication shortly after birth . |
| 9 | When I 'd finished the first prayer and turned to face him , I saw that he was kneeling . |
| 10 | In May 1766 in Maldon , Essex , Sutton performed his first mass or general inoculation . |
| 11 | Bayla was the first CDex and UDex Rottweiler in New Zealand — a great achievement . |
| 12 | For although Piper 's manager Frank Warren thinks Benn believes he has made a big mistake in selecting Piper as a first challenger and does n't fancy the job , I suspect the opposite is true — he may think it is going to be too easy . |
| 13 | ‘ And it 's not the first money that Harvey has embezzled . ’ |
| 14 | The first decision that has to be taken , then , is which medium — or combination of media — to use . |
| 15 | The first decision that you have to take when planning a publication 's layout is the underlying grid . |
| 16 | Mimed dance and danced mime However , the strict division of a ballet into four distinct kinds was eliminated by Fokine when he totally cut the scène d'action from his first ballets and never replaced them . |
| 17 | Warwicks-based Turner World Mowers ' first UK-designed and built machine is the Reachmaster 800SE long reach mower , shown for the first time at the recent Association of Drainage Authorities show . |
| 18 | Now the first story that I 've been asked to tell specially comes not from this country we 'll just let our lads here get dressed because you , you knew that the story was gon na come from a very hot country did you ? |
| 19 | erm because my grandmother wanted to see her first grandchild before she died . |
| 20 | I hate doing that , drives me up the wall the first bit cos I 've got all them houses in the first bit have n't I ? |
| 21 | Justin says he ran for the first bit and now has a big blister |
| 22 | You come in when Alice has finished the first bit and then you come . |
| 23 | Leonard Baskin has been chosen to portray F.D.R. 's first inauguration and , in the final room , his funeral cortège . |
| 24 | Now there 's a title which says what it is , but booksellers should beware of Longman 's Think Ahead to First certificate where the sequel ( Think First Certificate ) was published first . |
| 25 | ( eg. a BTEC First Certificate or Diploma or SCOTVEC National Certificate Modules in relevant studies , such as in Hotel and Catering ) , or have successfully completed a Catering YTS programme or hold appropriate CGLI certificates in catering and/or accommodation subjects ) . |
| 26 | Birth order — first child or first male or female . |
| 27 | Up for grabs are six travel awards from Larne to Cairnryan for the first male and female in each of three age categories . |
| 28 | I di I dive off the first board but I could n't even jump or drop off the second board . |
| 29 | The campanile dates from the first building and has a delightful bell loggia . |
| 30 | It became clear in the operation of the first category that , for example , strong social conscience or interest did not necessarily bring a concomitant skill in criminal advocacy . |