Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] on the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A presidential candidate could win election on the first round only by gaining an absolute majority of the votes cast by at least one-quarter of registered voters ; otherwise the election would be decided by a second-round run-off between the two candidates with most votes . |
| 2 | Sir Bryan had made par on the first hole by sinking a long putt and his tail was up . |
| 3 | The campaign was dominated by the radical-conservative contest between Yeltsin and Ryzkhov and the questions of how many votes the Russian Communist Party could mobilize on Ryzhkov 's behalf and whether Yeltsin would secure enough votes to win election on the first round . |
| 4 | This is a split in two by the prominent crack of Scylla ( VS 4c ) — a fine , ever steepening line until a traverse left avoids the obvious direct finish ( E2 5c ) : one of only four lines on the crag to have used aid on the first ascent . |
| 5 | So , straight away , Terry Nation sat down at his typewriter and began work on the first phase of any TV writing project , the story idea . |
| 6 | Another famous event is the Car Rally ( Rally Vinho da Madeira ) which takes place on the first weekend in August . |
| 7 | Four key members of my original team joined me from Hawker Siddeley and we started work on the first batch of 25 robots . |
| 8 | To mark the occasion , a commemorative tree-planting ceremony will take place on the first day of the championships . |
| 9 | Margaret Elder was giving evidence on the first day of the fatal accident inquiry into drugs deaths in Glasgow . |
| 10 | For example , when words which should have stress on the first syllable were said with stress on the second syllable , they were misinterpreted . |
| 11 | If they manage to lure a victim within reach before dropping the illusion , the Daemonettes will automatically gain surprise on the first round of hand-to-hand combat . |
| 12 | In the United States , for example , people began to pay tax on the first slice of their income at 14 per cent , then 16 per cent for the next band , and so on . |
| 13 | Mr McTear , 48 , gave evidence on the first day but proceedings were stopped short on Wednesday , second day of the hearing . |
| 14 | Peter Rogers gave way on the first count but was unmoved by the second . |
| 15 | Mr Braithwaite said work on the first stage of the new road was on schedule to start at the end of this year or early in 1993 . |