Example sentences of "[verb] your [noun] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Villa-Flotilla you have a chance to meet your companions in the first week . |
| 2 | Did you really expect to find your mother on the first day ? |
| 3 | But direct observation does give you the colours and you do become more accurate , even though sunlight and shadows move so fast during the time it takes to paint such a scene that the particular arrangement that caught your eye in the first place has long since gone by the time the picture is finished ! |
| 4 | In the meantime , feast your diaries on the first instalment . |
| 5 | 8/Face sketched in lightly , eyes are lowered as is the custom in San'a to be as demure as possible if not a little apprehensive and afraid at the prospect of meeting your husband for the first time on your wedding night . |
| 6 | The only paper on your desk should be that on which you are currently working and material waiting to receive your attention for the first time . |
| 7 | Baby carriers/slings leave your hands and arms free , and are a good way of transporting your baby in the first few months . |
| 8 | This is likely to be your most fertile day , as it is not unusual to detect your surge on the first day of testing . |
| 9 | It 's probably best not to feed your fish for the first day or so as they settle in ( though some fish will feed within a few minutes of being stocked ) . |
| 10 | When you meet your teacher for the first time , tell him , or her , as much as you can about why you decided to have lessons . |
| 11 | I heard your name for the first time . |
| 12 | If you are , or are close to being , a higher-rate tax payer , and you discontinue your policy during the first 7–1/2 years , you may have to pay tax on the amount by which the surrender value exceeds the sum of the premiums paid . |
| 13 | If you are , or are close to being , a higher-rate tax payer , and you discontinue your policy during the first 7–1/2 years , you may have to pay tax on the amount by which the surrender value exceeds the sum of the premiums paid . |
| 14 | ‘ See you 're doing your rounds with the first night presents . ’ |
| 15 | Silicon Amnesia Sir : I bought your magazine for the first time this month and was very annoyed that I have been missing out on an excellent value piece of publishing catering to beginners ( me ) and experienced alike . |
| 16 | Limit your sunbathing on the first day of the holiday . |
| 17 | And do your exams on the first of our work in June . |
| 18 | Write your diary for the first full day . |
| 19 | Now , that when you arrange your sling in the first place , it 's crucial to the success and ease of which you finalize the bit round the elbow . |
| 20 | Because of high setting-up charges , you will get little or nothing if you surrender your policy in the first two or three years . |
| 21 | Punch , Kick and fight your way through the first four levels of Kung Fu Louie to face the ultimate challenger ‘ Martial Art ’ ( Art being short for Arthur in this case ) . |
| 22 | I 'll never forget seeing your Grandfather for the first time , I could n't believe any human being could have a face like that . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You must make your move at the first available opportunity . |
| 24 | Mock interviews and tape-recording answers will pay handsome dividends at the interview itself when you would otherwise find yourself practising your answers for the first time . |