Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [to-vb] [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Trees seemed to be waiting for Tealtaoich to make the first move and the largest of the Oaks had inclined their heads quite courteously . |
| 2 | The issue number can be specified as an actual number ( eg. 01.01 , 01.01A ) , or as F to indicate the first version of the module . |
| 3 | The issue number can be specified as an actual number ( eg. 01.01 , 01.01A ) , or as F to indicate the first version of the module . |
| 4 | The issue number can be specified as an actual number ( eg. 01.01 , 01.01A ) , or as F to indicate the first version of the module . |
| 5 | The issue number can be specified as an actual number ( eg. 01.01 , 01.01A ) , or as F to indicate the first version of the package . |
| 6 | The issue number can be specified as an actual number ( eg. 01.01 , 01.01A ) , or as F to indicate the first version of the module . |
| 7 | Initialisation involves a change of handshape to represent the first letter of the English translation of the sign ( see chapter 6 ) . |
| 8 | Gold EIA went ahead to commission the Centre for Environmental Management and Planning at the University of Aberdeen to undertake the first phase of the EIA , its scoping . |
| 9 | In icy American logging camps it was common for the cook to detonate small amounts of dynamite to cook the first meal of the day , which brought a whole new meaning to bangers for breakfast . |
| 10 | This year sees the centenary of Peter Rabbit and since Wedgwood already dominates this characterware market segment the company has added a special range of items to celebrate the first appearance of Beatrix Potter 's famous character . |
| 11 | The 46-year-old Arkansas Governor stormed to a series of victories to become the first Democrat in the White House since the departure of Jimmy Carter in 1980 . |
| 12 | Babies are conceived for a variety of reasons apart from basic urges — some over a wayward partner who shows signs of straying from the fold ; in competition with a sister who has recently conceived or in determination to produce the first grandchild . |
| 13 | The Club and Institute Union was officially formed in London on June 14 , 1862 and a few months later Henry Solly resigned his pulpit at the English Presbyterian Church in Lancaster to become the first fulltime paid secretary of the Union . |
| 14 | It also suits the fans likewise , who quite like to pop off to the cricket after lunch , and who also might like to travel to away league matches without having to leave before dawn to see the first ball bowled . |
| 15 | Sharif was also one of the main organizers of a rally held on Aug. 17 , 1989 , in Islamabad to mark the first anniversary of Zia 's death . |
| 16 | The aim of the course was to get group members to think about disability issues in order to take a first step forward in working together . |
| 17 | The trip to Milan was made in order to write the first opera , Lucio Silla , for the 1772–1773 carnival season there . |
| 18 | Mozart 's father and sister travelled to Munich early in 1781 in order to hear the first performance of the opera on 29 January . |
| 19 | A knot is required in order to make the first fastening . |
| 20 | In order to achieve the first objective the drafter will seek to define his/her client 's obligations , restrict the circumstances in which the client will be in breach of contract , and restrict , limit or even exclude liabilities which would otherwise otherwise . |
| 21 | In order to obtain a first idea of how space–time behaves across the horizon , consider an instrumented space probe falling along a radial path into a black hole . |
| 22 | There are no simple right or wrong answers to our questions , but in order to meet the first objective ( to teach problem definition skills ) , we must adopt a particular stance or ‘ model of practice ’ which enables precise analysis of situations . |
| 23 | Top : Mother and son of ‘ disappeared ’ Pineda Henestrosa , in Mexico ; bottom : Prayer in Santiago Atitlan in Guatemala to mark the first anniversary of the massacre of 15 Tzutuhil Indians |
| 24 | It was reported in August that a ship had left for France to collect a first consignment [ see ED 62 ] . |
| 25 | A UK Foreign Ministry spokesperson responded on the same day by saying that it was for Iran to make the first gesture and that the UK would " not accept Iranian intervention in [ its ] internal affairs " . |
| 26 | He then went back to Prague to recruit the first Kindertransport to take to the air . |
| 27 | I managed to win a couple of quid on Deano to score the first goal , at odds of 7–1 . |
| 28 | Helicopter to Paris to discuss the first Carter Autumn Collection . |
| 29 | He had decided to do nothing further for the present and leave it to Berowne to make the first move . |
| 30 | The Macintyre charity is based at Milton Keynes , but it 's gone to London to open the first craft gallery of its kind in the country , as Tim Russon reports |