Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have a couple of mates who are Forest fans , and I got them tickets for the first game of the season . |
| 2 | It 'd be easier if we met my troops for the first time at the concert , ’ he said . |
| 3 | That 's how I got interested in the sport : I read about the first black champion , Jack Johnson and it created my interest for the first time . |
| 4 | The hotel has targeted its occupancy for the first year at 55 per cent , which , Mr Nitschke says , is realistic . |
| 5 | Yeah you only need to write their details on the first page in which they appear . |
| 6 | One study of Scottish babies showed that 90 per cent of mothers started to train their babies during the first year with half of the middle class and a quarter of the working class starting before 6 months of age ( Drillien 1964 ) . |
| 7 | The MI5 man paused for a moment to stroke his beard again and a hint of emotion , of disgust , entered his voice for the first time . |
| 8 | Oxford United will be announcing their new manager in the morning — we 'll be revealing his name for the first time , tonight on Central News . |
| 9 | On Villa-Flotilla you have a chance to meet your companions in the first week . |
| 10 | ‘ Between 150 and 200 prospective customers visited our stand on the first morning , ’ says Patrick Fitz-Gibbon , public affairs manager with Unipart , who organized the event . |
| 11 | Did you really expect to find your mother on the first day ? |
| 12 | in the top flat , they , they were rehoused in a flat in a block of mansion flats and when I came out of the army this was the accommodation I found available , er for me and I objected strongly and after a great deal of fuss erm the Islington Borough Council 's Housing Department found us rooms on the first floor in a Victoria Victorian villa in Penventon Gardens , which erm , were comfortable |
| 13 | But direct observation does give you the colours and you do become more accurate , even though sunlight and shadows move so fast during the time it takes to paint such a scene that the particular arrangement that caught your eye in the first place has long since gone by the time the picture is finished ! |
| 14 | In the meantime , feast your diaries on the first instalment . |
| 15 | Over the past 30 years investors in American and British IPOs who sold their shares on the first trading day earned returns of 15% and 12% respectively . |
| 16 | Ms Sultana , 34 , met her husband for the first time that day . |
| 17 | She met her aunt for the first time and was invited to spend a holiday with her . |
| 18 | He leaned across with the bottle , and she realised that she 'd almost drained her glass at the first attack . |
| 19 | She did not believe that she could bring Scathach back to life , but he could at least be with her in the fortress as she made her journey into the first forest , as she went in search of whatever it was that had ensnared Harry , made him a prisoner in Old Forbidden Place . |
| 20 | Research shows that interviewers will make a visual impression which influences their decision within the first 45 seconds . |
| 21 | Research shows that interviewers will make a visual impression which influences their decision within the first 45 seconds . |
| 22 | Hundreds more Herefordians are expected to risk their morals at the first show in the city early next month . |
| 23 | THE British Lions were today fuming over two refereeing decisions which they claimed cost them victory in the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch . |
| 24 | ‘ Before the fight they were chanting my name for the first time and I could see the effect it had on Ruddock , his head was going down while my chest was swelling with pride . |
| 25 | " Alone , " she told my mother on the first night . |
| 26 | With every nerve on edge and my heart pumping I put my foot on the first stair . |
| 27 | Accordingly I directed my researches to the first steps on the ladder , the branch and workshop . |
| 28 | As she clambered over the steep Alpine meadows with Portia , she told her friend for the first time about Thomas and how he had helped her when she had nowhere to go . |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't want to see him , ’ Anna said , remembering her inoculation on the first day back , and how it had hurt . |
| 30 | THE new government had to draft in a hasty replacement to lead its delegation to the first annual meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development following the election defeat of overseas development minister Lynda Chalker . |