Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's the best day of my life , ’ said Capriati after defeating Graf for the first time . |
| 2 | Twenty-three years after becoming premier for the first time , he shows every indication of wanting to lead the Liberals against the Parti Québécois in another election . |
| 3 | Burnden Park boss Bruce Rioch is keen to strengthen his squad after winning promotion to the First Division , and Manchester United 's Welsh international figures highly on his wanted list . |
| 4 | Damna " goes with " ( as a noun followed by its modifier ) , with ( as a modifier followed by its noun ) , sits in mid-line between the adroitly shuffled noun-phrases , and , the word that marks an emphatic turn in the poem , is slipped into focusing position after the first word of the new verse-sentence . |
| 5 | ‘ I think they would both probably only tell me after the event about having sex for the first time but as long as I have helped prepare them they wo n't do anything silly . |
| 6 | Children need to get involved in using language from the first lesson . |
| 7 | It moved from Greenwich in 1933 to new premises built on an estate provided by ship owner Gifford Sherman Reade in gratitude for the work of the Royal Navy in safeguarding shipping during the First World War . |
| 8 | For instance , at Hambro Life Assurance , employees receive the costs of legal and any other fees incurred in buying property for the first time . |
| 9 | £20 million will be invested in reading recovery in the first year . |
| 10 | And in taking prey for the first time he had found courage . |
| 11 | Just as the Spirit was active in breathing life into the first man ( Gen 2:7 ) , so here he is associated with the birth of the last Adam . |
| 12 | It intends to use its contacts with architects , builders , joiners , electricians etc to provide a building and hopefully also assist in raising income for the first few years ' running costs . |
| 13 | But the report missed the fact that the republicans , through the Wolfe Tone Societies , had been largely responsible for creating NICRA in the first place and some commentators have accused Cameron of naïveté about republican influence . |
| 14 | Before we provoke any lawsuits , let's go back to what turned Rich on to playing guitar in the first place . |
| 15 | By providing evidence from the first user 's survey , it is possible to match the official rhetoric with clearly stated preferences . |
| 16 | Only by centralizing power in the first place , on this argument , can the all-pervasive powers of bureaucracy be challenged . |
| 17 | This extra lapping stage produces a polished lower surface , giving increased resolution in microscopy by reducing dispersion at the first face/resin junction . |