Example sentences of "by [verb] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | More often , two or more rhythms are used to give not only a more varied rhythmic interest but also a bigger canvas by using first one rhythm , then another , or by using them in various combinations and expansions . |
| 2 | Lists of names of authors should not be differentiated according to gender , by using first names for female writers but only family names for male writers ( as in " Shakespeare , Milton , Jane Austen , Hardy " ) . |
| 3 | We tackle this question by looking first , in Chapter 3 , at a number of case studies of work situations where new technology is being used , taking note of the experiences about effects on skill reported there . |
| 4 | It continues the examination of the behavioural determinants of demand , by looking first at the role and significance of social class . |
| 5 | On holidays featuring British Airways flights , you can make your holiday even more special by flying First Class or Club World — please call our Reservations Department for details . |
| 6 | Perhaps the point can be best brought out by considering first authority as it functions in one , not untypical , context . |
| 7 | In two dimensions the diagram is more picturesquely called the ‘ drunkard 's walk ’ and r f is estimated by considering first the simplest case of two links . |
| 8 | SKIPPER Huw Woodland has dealt Maesteg a blow by joining First Division rivals Neath . |
| 9 | BRIAN MARWOOD is set to give his fading career a lift by joining First Division strugglers Luton Town . |
| 10 | ON a day when conditions were typical of what is expected at Barcelona in July , British Flying Dutchman crews proved they are no longer the lame ducks of the Olympic team by finishing first , second , fourth and fifth off Hyeres yesterday . |
| 11 | Priority for Local People — this would further ensure access to existing housing and obviate the need for new development by giving first choice to a ‘ local band ’ of buyers and second choice to a ‘ semi-local band ’ . |
| 12 | There was jubilation from the Bessbrook camp when they regained the Ulster title they lost last year by coming first in Grade Two with a clear three points lead . |
| 13 | If we have ( say ) two circuits then the forces upon each other may be calculated by determining first the magnetic field over all space and then applying eqn ( 3.90 ) . |
| 14 | Eventually she found that apart from keeping up with friends , the answer was not to hang on to the old life but to start new involvements of her own , by finding first part-time paid work and later a voluntary job doing book-keeping and accounting . |
| 15 | Courts have reached this conclusion by arguing first , that there is no mutuality of obligation between agency and worker to provide and accept work and second , that the agency does not " control " the work of the agency worker — this control is exercised by the client organisation to which the agency worker has been supplied ( see Leighton 1985a ) . |
| 16 | In this section we have seen that it is usually possible to reduce the number of accesses to synonyms by loading first the records most frequently accessed . |
| 17 | The match ball , which plummeted from the sky into match judge Fred Trueman 's eager hands , conveyed by a female member of the 4th ( V ) Battalion The Parachute Regiment 's free-fall team , hardly left the ground as Chris Lewis bowled his early sighters after Pakistan had grasped the nettle by batting first . |
| 18 | Any quarry was entitled to take evasive action : to pre-empt discovery by striking first . |