Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The hotel has targeted its occupancy for the first year at 55 per cent , which , Mr Nitschke says , is realistic . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | Did you really expect to find your mother on the first day ? |
| 7 | 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 ! |
| 8 | Ms Sultana , 34 , met her husband for the first time that day . |
| 9 | She met her aunt for the first time and was invited to spend a holiday with her . |
| 10 | He leaned across with the bottle , and she realised that she 'd almost drained her glass at the first attack . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Research shows that interviewers will make a visual impression which influences their decision within the first 45 seconds . |
| 13 | Research shows that interviewers will make a visual impression which influences their decision within the first 45 seconds . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | " Alone , " she told my mother on the first night . |
| 17 | With every nerve on edge and my heart pumping I put my foot on the first stair . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't want to see him , ’ Anna said , remembering her inoculation on the first day back , and how it had hurt . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | He arrived before them to coordinate their integration into the first U S Marine expeditionary force ; he says the first task for his men will be acclimatisation with desert temperatures still in the high nineties . |
| 22 | The family historian who visits such a place would find it hard to believe that it was once the home of a mere waggoner if he had not seen old photographs that show its condition before the First World War . |
| 23 | Readers may be familiar with textbooks that set out to define their subject in the first chapter . |
| 24 | BP is to spend $340 million in developing its share of the first phase of the Mars oil and gas field in the Gulf of Mexico . |
| 25 | DESPITE the impressive 38–4 scoreline against London Crusaders , there was a distinct lack of style to match the occasion yesterday as Sheffield secured their return to the First Division in a game spoilt by strong wind . |
| 26 | The Gulamalis received their rent for the first three months , then nothing for four months , and were told the computer was broken , the accounts were being moved , the cheque was in the post , and so on . |
| 27 | Martinho had lost no time in recounting the true details of Osvaldo 's moment of weakness , the point at which he 'd flipped his lid for the first and last time in his career , that murderous aberration which had been the doom of old friend and new foe alike . |
| 28 | Baldwin told his Chancellor during the first weekend of October , and then proceeded to consult in ones or twos with other members of the Cabinet , the traditional free traders — Salisbury , Derby , Devonshire and Novar — as well as the natural protectionists — Amery and Hoare . |
| 29 | Louis Dersingham was clearly annoyed to find himself having answered his sister in the first place . |
| 30 | It is not known whether or not he ever returned to visit his mother during the first few years but it is certainly true that , latterly , he was not back in the county for many years . |