Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] from the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BRITAIN 's biggest baker , Ranks Hovis McDougal , has emerged from the first half of 1992 much slimmer . |
| 2 | It only starts counting from the first row of an entry and stops at the last . |
| 3 | One remarkable Hellenistic geared mechanism , however , has survived from the first century BC . |
| 4 | Short , left-handed and aggressive , he was an opener who hit the ball extremely hard , played every shot in the book with great relish and was always looking to attack from the first ball . |
| 5 | Unsuccessful at first , southern whaling began to flourish from the first decade of the 20th century , based initially at shore stations on South Georgia , later on pelagic fleets of factory ships and catchers . |
| 6 | ‘ We 'll have to jump from the first floor , ’ said Cardiff . |
| 7 | Although mature horses may harbour a few adult worms , heavy burdens are usually confined to yearlings and to foals , which become infected from the first month or so of life , and infection is maintained largely by seasonal transmission between these groups of young animals . |
| 8 | A sum of $3.5 million had gone missing from the first shipment of TOW missiles in 1985 and a further $24 million could not be accounted for from one of North 's Swiss bank accounts . |
| 9 | It is the most addictive drug ever — many become addicted from the first time they use it . |
| 10 | His 22-year-old step grandchild Madjit was forced to jump from the first floor with his pyjamas ablaze . |
| 11 | The second time I was pulled over I showed the ‘ producer ’ I had received from the first policeman , but to no avail . |
| 12 | Britain , in common with the Allies , had learned from the First World War that international peace and stability could only be maintained by the early restoration of Germany to the comity of nations . |
| 13 | As I have said , I have quoted from the first page of the background paper , which is available from the Library . |