Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mopping : Perhaps the best method for large areas is to use a kentucky mop as part of a two bucket mopping system with the first bucket filled with cleaning solution and the second with hot clean water . |
| 2 | A number of countries which were suspected ( principally by the USA and other Western countries ) of developing chemical weapons-including Libya , Iraq and Syria-were among a total of 22 countries taking part for the first time in the committee 's deliberations since the opening of the spring session , albeit as observers . |
| 3 | Well I think it basically means everybody does does wha we 've asked them to do , which is the work shadowing content of the first week . |
| 4 | They treated him like a child trying champagne for the first time . |
| 5 | It is also the area of greatest concern to companies contemplating exporting for the first time of those considering a significant expansion of their overseas activities . |
| 6 | A new leaflet aimed at young people starting work for the first time has been produced by the Inland Revenue . |
| 7 | WALLACE could return to United 's League starting line-up for the first time in 16 months . |
| 8 | The loss of a single seat would mean the Tories surrendering control for the first time since nineteen seventy four . |