Example sentences of "[verb] in the [adv] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pliny the Elder , writing in the later first century AD , says that about the time of Vulso 's triumph statues of wood and terracotta ceased to be used at Rome and were replaced by luxuria from Asia Minor . |
| 2 | This word spirit appears in the very first verse of the Bible , where it states that the Earth was without form and void . |
| 3 | As a school involved in the very first year of the project , School A provides an opportunity to observe a school 's involvement in Stage 3 of the project ; that is to say , the development of INSET provision , the further development of library facilities and curriculum innovation , and other by-products of the project . |
| 4 | Like y'know we we 've mentioned organisational structure I think in the very first lecture er that idea , the idea that you 've got a kind of box at the top labelled president and you 've got two boxes underneath labelled vice president and you 've got y'know one box goes off to sales manager y'know the sort of thing I mean , okay ? |
| 5 | In its original form my article on Syllabubs appeared in the very first number of Nova , in March 1965 . |
| 6 | Jim Hacker , said in the very first edition of Yes Minister : ‘ Open government is a contradiction in terms . |
| 7 | you know , we would li I do n't mind people being in it , but I 'd rather , you know , can you imagine that er the Greek priest we had in the very first print |
| 8 | Most people caring for diabetic patients realise the importance of the patient actively participating in the very first injection of insulin . |