Example sentences of "[verb] the [adj] first [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was not told which chick was in which group until we had completed the entire first series of experiments ( this is our normal lab practice — where possible , especially when two of us are involved in the experiment , to run the work ‘ blind ’ until after the data are analysed , to avoid the possibility of unconscious bias ) . |
| 2 | It is independent of the quality process but , in retrospect , would make the ideal first step in instituting a management system which is also a quality system . |
| 3 | Early the following month General Dibich led the Russian First Army into the Congress Kingdom . |
| 4 | An invitation for CLOTHES SHOW readers to attend the EXCLUSIVE FIRST NIGHT of Europe 's Premier Event |
| 5 | Judith Mellor stood , unwittingly , between Antonia and her dreams of becoming the smiling First Lady of Number 10 . |
| 6 | For the most part though , Flor unfolds the massive first movement with an ideal blend of spaciousness and momentum . |
| 7 | The flying forward scored the all-important first goal for Spartak and created a second for Andrei Piatnitski with three minutes remaining . |
| 8 | A state entrance was under a porte-cochère on the Downing Street side which led to the suite of reception rooms occupying the entire first floor of the northern wing . |
| 9 | Continuing to use the unchanging first part of the sentence , the different endings could be : lotus flowers ? … pyramids ? … whisky ? … tulips ? … shamrock ? … chopsticks ? … tomahawks ? … clogs ? … coffee ? |
| 10 | The Leonardo drawings alone would have made a fine exhibition , although not one to fill the entire first floor of Palazzo Grassi . |
| 11 | Can we not do more even than we 're doing at the moment to restore to the centre of the life of the church the glorious concept of a team of pastoral care and a high command of power strategy in which dominance by ministers will be reduced to the minimum in order that together we may be ready to let the lifeblood of Christ flow through us in such a way that we will be better able to welcome the twenty first century in his name . |
| 12 | Call the inaccessible first thing in the morning or last thing in the evening , when their ‘ oppos ’ may not be there . |
| 13 | These fifty or so gifts , of which some twenty are known to have survived , constitute the true first edition of 1865 . |
| 14 | Finally after unnecessary cries of ’ Get on with it ’ , they continued the brief first set with yet another track from the album , Tin Drum ; during which Toni tried for an audience call and response . |
| 15 | He beat to take the coveted first prize in a hard-fought battle at the Sneyd Arms , Sneyd Green . |
| 16 | However , following the successful first round in July , the three-day talks were generally regarded as disappointing . |