Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] the first [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The women I met in the refuge , and others I met in the first few weeks of my journey , stated their own investment in this book : they did n't want to be objects observed , they wanted to be its subjects . |
| 2 | At least , this is how Mary , Freda and I felt for the first few weeks . |
| 3 | This can be reduced a little if she goes in with all she needs for the first few days : a clean dressing-gown , slippers , a change of night clothes and bedjacket and all the toilet articles and other small items she is likely to want . |
| 4 | Would it be worth actually having a , having a sort of a planning meeting , say you know for the first half hour of one of these meetings , the next one say that we have , you know , a wall planner , you know , a chart and |
| 5 | It 's a frustrating affair though — do n't think for a second that you can breeze through this game ; think yourself lucky if you get past the first few levels ! |
| 6 | Again she went over the first few days of their itinerary in her mind . |
| 7 | She ran through the first few pages of each of the paperbacks , her mouth falling open as she read . |
| 8 | The tackle he made in the first few minutes when Giggs was straight through on Beeny must be enough to get him Young Player of the Year . |
| 9 | Because HAI was in its infancy , in every job he filled during the first few years he had an American opposite number , sometimes with 30 years ' experience of the industry . |
| 10 | It rained during the first few days . |
| 11 | It rained during the first few days . |
| 12 | The Pitman yard , which has done so well in this race — one winner , a second and two thirds since 1983 — believe he will adapt to the unique Aintree fences , and as long as he copes with the first few , they feel he must go close . |
| 13 | What happens during the first few days when a resident comes to live in a Home ? |