Example sentences of "[prep] the first [noun] and [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dave meets Andy for the first time and says ‘ Nice to meet you . ’ |
| 2 | The scene in the book where Robyn arrives at the factory for the first time and goes and has a conversation with Wilcox , that 's four pages , which would take 15 minutes in playing time if you acted it out . |
| 3 | The monitor hypothesis This is a development of the first hypothesis and suggests that acquisition processes create the utterances in a second language ( producing fluency ) , but learning monitors this production . |
| 4 | The Kumbukan river rises with the first rains and breaks down the sand bar between itself and the sea . |
| 5 | MR GIBBON points out ( HAS January 13 ) that the test question ( Echo January 7 ) for 14-year-olds shows the man has already stepped onto the first stair and begins to fall into the trap of talking about the man , when the question asks about the load ! |
| 6 | The campanile dates from the first building and has a delightful bell loggia . |
| 7 | No player will look forward to the game more than Boro goalkeeper Stephen Pears , who defied his former team in the first leg and aims to shatter their Wembley hopes . |
| 8 | If the answer is No the network returns to the first activity and reconsiders it in the light of the objections raised in the question lozenge . |