Example sentences of "[verb] your [noun sg] [prep] the first " in BNC.

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1 Did you really expect to find your mother on the first day ?
2 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 !
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 Baby carriers/slings leave your hands and arms free , and are a good way of transporting your baby in the first few months .
6 This is likely to be your most fertile day , as it is not unusual to detect your surge on the first day of testing .
7 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 .
8 I heard your name for the first time .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 Limit your sunbathing on the first day of the holiday .
13 Write your diary for the first full day .
14 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 .
15 Because of high setting-up charges , you will get little or nothing if you surrender your policy in the first two or three years .
16 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 ) .
17 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 . ’
18 ‘ You must make your move at the first available opportunity .
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