Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having started the match eight points down from the first leg , Hemel spent the first half apparently doing everything they could to double the deficit . |
| 2 | Er , thank you , Mr Chairman , to me erm , this went on from the first paper that chose the effects of the food and management of the er , the fire local services , whereas carried through and it will be interesting to see next year er what the situation is , in order to the position of the as it were , this year , benefit of everything that has previous administration . |
| 3 | From there on , the cherry and whites took complete control and were 10 points up in the first 14 minutes . |
| 4 | It 's important not to lose your security of tenure in council accommodation — which is so hard to come by in the first place — by making yourself " voluntarily homeless ' . |
| 5 | ‘ I informed everyone in local league cricket , including 21 clubs of Asian boys , but only three turned up for the first week . |
| 6 | It 's the type of client , life assurance clients are the type of client where the commission 's all come out in the first four years . |
| 7 | Many give up at the first hurdle before discovering the eventual and significant rewards . ’ |
| 8 | They say nine out of ten women have problems in learning to feed , and many give up in the first weeks . |
| 9 | Kerns also won the consolation singles , for those knocked out in the first round of the men 's singles , with a final win over Neil Butcher . |
| 10 | It first comes back in the first line of verse three when the tourists are being described as ‘ clucking contentedly ’ . |
| 11 | Only 25 of the forty aircraft entered were ready to start , and then several dropped out on the first leg due to mechanical problems . |
| 12 | Over 60 turned up at the first two sessions at the town 's Southlands Centre . |
| 13 | The research by Yorkshire TV paid off last Sunday when 18 million tuned in for the first episode of A Touch of Frost . |
| 14 | He took off the first slice , you know the rather well-done , brown bit at the end , and laid it on one side of the serving dish and then he cut the next slice off for the first lady and so on . ’ |
| 15 | Although it can be very tempting to splash out on the first splendid specimen that catches your eye , you might be surprised at what you can find once you really start looking . |