Example sentences of "[verb] the [noun sg] on the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rules are not always as simple s that , e.g. Classical Arabic has the stress on the first long syllable of the word , or on the first syllable if there are no long syllables in the word . |
| 2 | Perhaps the most familiar type of compound is the one which combines two nouns , and normally has the stress on the first element , as in : |
| 3 | Place the cursor on the first character of the first word at the top of the column to be moved ( eg the G of GENERAL in Task 23 below ) |
| 4 | I mean , if I were to sell my house now supposing somebody came galloping in along before Christmas ooh ooh I want the house on the first of Feb and they 'd come and they 'd see the house and they say yes I want it , want it , want it and it was plain that they were going to want it and we started to talk money , as soon as we 'd got the solid block of money I want one O two you er estate agent tells me I can get ninety seven between ninety five and ninety seven say they offer me ninety six |
| 5 | The main road still uses the bridge on the first tier and one can walk along the full length of the water channel ( 168 ) . |
| 6 | We 've had a letter from erm the Mayor 's parlour , , saying that he 's er going to visit the parish on the first of May to attend the commemorative service . |
| 7 | Seconding the crackline on the first pitch of Snicker Snack , Gable Crag ( Al Phizacklea ) . |
| 8 | The vertical axis measures the actual return from the security and the horizontal axis measures the return on the first systematic factor . |
| 9 | I only discovered the truth on the first day I was able to get up . |
| 10 | There is no ‘ unfolding narrative ’ in a results programme that begins with an extremely reliable forecast of the outcome : it 's like a whodunnit in which the sleuth announces the dénouement on the first page . |
| 11 | You located the child on the first floor |
| 12 | For a start , there is no clear agreement on what it actually means , with some people putting the emphasis on the first part of the oxymoron , and some on the second . |
| 13 | The Institute collects the money on the first banking day in January each year . |
| 14 | Adam answered the telephone on the first ring . |
| 15 | It has been forgotten that in the case of a very common expression ( historical materialism ) one should put the accent on the first term — ‘ historical ’ — and not on the second , which is of metaphysical origin . |
| 16 | Consequently , Reagan , in looking for support from conservative Republicans , ran up against the reality that many of those same people felt bound by obligations to Nixon , who duly won the nomination on the first ballot at the Convention . |
| 17 | ‘ Your honour , Mr Stahl , and good luck , ’ said the starter on the first tee at Royal Portrush 's Valley course as Cincinatti businessman and Amateur regular , 54-year-old James Stahl Jnr stepped up at 7.30 to do battle . |
| 18 | Erm , like you had the discussion on the first one and said , well , yes , it 's all very well for you and yes it 's a great idea for you , but the rest of us do n't want it , and I think you 've got to do that . |