Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [pers pn] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The species are ‘ christened ’ when a scientist describes them for the first time , illustrates their peculiarities and publishes the name in a scientific journal . |
| 2 | The Formula One world champion test drives it for the first time in Phoenix on January 4 and will find his sleek , high-speed T93 series chassis also longer , bigger , heavier and cheaper than any previous IndyCar or championship-winning Canon Williams Renault FW14 . |
| 3 | If a child has it for the first ten years hardly anything else matters . |
| 4 | The tigress suckles them for the first six months , by which time they will weigh 100 lb ( 45 kg ) . |
| 5 | The haul up the corrie takes you to the first peak , Tom na Gruagaich , from where you must drop down and follow the ridge to the summit of Beinn Alligin , and although that 's where we packed it in , the walk could continue along a stunning ridge to cross the famous horns of Alligin , two pointy crags that stand like gateposts over a terrifying gully . |
| 6 | Susan uses me for the first person pronoun [ G2 ] , and unmarked past tense [ G4 ] in tell , see , pick and run , and she has initial /t/ in ting , " thing " [ P17 ] . |
| 7 | The movie version blows it in the first couple of minutes . |
| 8 | A pleasant 15-minute walk brings you to the first two faces , which contain dozens of routes at VS to E1 . |
| 9 | Ludo notices it for the first time , and asks what he can do for me . |
| 10 | Seaforth also tops the line 's efficiency league , ahead of European ports of call , and ACL uses it as the first and last calling point to take advantage of the growing links with the Mediterranean , Northern Europe , the Baltic States and Ireland . |