Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] the first [det] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | For example , one of the skills developed in the first few years of life involves the integration of data arriving through the different sensory channels . |
| 2 | Lucy slept after the first few hours , and woke with a start from a nightmare where she was being chased and her feet were weighed down with heavy , heavy shoes . |
| 3 | John 's lamp light lasted for the first few hours of his entombment and from then on he was in total darkness . |
| 4 | Table 7.1 thus also supports the contention made in the first half hour of this chapter that short-term contract workers in the service sector are mainly " voluntary " temporary workers . |
| 5 | State socialism has not been very successful in transferring technology between countries , and has brought its own kind of exploitation ( as the Yugoslavs discovered in the first few years after the war ) . |
| 6 | Although he never weighed more than 175 pounds , he had the build of a heavyweight from the waist up , and he fought the world 's leading heavyweights , with few of his fights lasting beyond the first few rounds . |
| 7 | The independence of the people 's committees was not ultimately compatible with communist rule in north Korea and problems occurred in the first few months of communist dominance . |
| 8 | You must not worry too much if she seems a bit depressed during the first few months , instead of being a ‘ sweet and grateful granny ’ . |
| 9 | Here is a sample from conversation with two psychologists , the topic of conversation being the linguistic difficulties — particularly , the intrusions of completely unwanted and irrelevant words — KC experienced in the first few weeks after his stroke . |
| 10 | Patients seen in the first half hour after the onset of symptoms are experiencing most severe pain . |
| 11 | He was also ready for office , and was delighted when an offer came in the first few weeks of the new Government . |
| 12 | Since the bombing raids began over Iraq , Britons have flocked to join the army ( inquiries in London have quintupled ) ; to give blood ( in Plymouth alone , more than 1,600 people volunteered in the first few days , and 110,000 followed suit across the country ) ; and to say their prayers ( Winchester Cathedral reported that the congregation for Matins last Sunday was up by a half on the usual number ) . |
| 13 | Our inability to standardise the timing of the initial packed cell volume is unfortunate as large changes in plasma volume occur in the first few hours of life . |
| 14 | The efficiency gains that RBS wrought in the first few months of Project Columbus reflect how much fat it was carrying . |
| 15 | The only significant leisure effect comes from the effect having receiving benefits disallowed in the first few weeks of the unemployment spell . |
| 16 | Most complications occurred with the first few procedures when the technique was being developed . |
| 17 | In many cases the annual crops planted in the first few years are rapidly being replaced by pasture which itself is frequently proving to be uneconomic and environmentally detrimental . |
| 18 | Participants will review the proposals outlined during the first such consultation , held in Buenos Aires in July 1990 , and discuss ways of putting them into practice . |
| 19 | But by all means take a flask of tea or coffee to drink during the first few hours , but flasked drinks always taste stale after ten or twelve hours . |