Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adj] [verb] [art] first " in BNC.

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1 and I reckon he broke them but he says he 's no broken but I I I felt the tooth in two side of my mouth so I just stopped the treatment there and I 'm going to another dentist some time but my wife , I do n't want to go there now cos money 's tight , I was on the D H S S , I was due to pay the first forty nine pound .
2 If you are prepared to pay the first £50 of all claims * yourself , you will be entitled to a premium discount which is normally one sixth of the new premium .
3 And , if you are prepared to pay the first £50 of any claim yourself , the basic rate is only £1.25 per £1,000 .
4 But , if you are prepared to pay the first £50 of any claim yourself , you will be entitled to a discount — normally 50p per £1,000 of insurance .
5 If you are prepared to pay the first £50 of all claims yourself , you will be entitled to a discount on your premium .
6 If you 're willing to pay the first £100 of any claim , your premium will fall by a further 10% .
7 Although Ruth now knew that she would be on the moor throughout the coming winter , and perhaps if she was lucky see the first , early signs of spring , she knew she was now taking her farewell of its chief beauty .
8 ( To a first approximation , one is likely to encounter the first type if f is a little higher than f and the second type if f is a little lower than f . )
9 There are many to argue the first point .
10 Even though workers are prepared to accept a general reduction in the level of real wages , they are unwilling to take the first step of accepting money wage cuts in case other workers with whom they regard themselves as comparable fail to follow suit .
11 They were quick to spot the first ripples of concern which have surged into a tide over the past year .
12 Would anyone be able to enjoy the first public performance of a pageant , devised and directed by Mr Malik , with the working title of Islamic Wimbledon ?
13 It 's marvellous to hold a first telephone conversation for many years.He would like one himself .
14 However , it is nice to see a first Swede , Joakim Haeggman , making history as one of the three wild cards , along with Spaniards Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal .
15 It is nice to follow the first Conservative Back-Bench Member who seems to have looked at the Bill without blinkers .
16 If you wish to paint one colour directly next to another , it is best to let the first dry thoroughly before applying the second .
17 It was another good example of why the sooner it is possible to delay the first round of the World Group matches so that there is more than a full week between them and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year , the better .
18 But it is often the case that , by finding a transformation that will promote equality of spread or linearity , it is possible to achieve the first three at the same time .
19 It is plausible to see the first point as spelling out the root problem for a philosophical account of knowledge , and the second as linked to Peirce 's anti-naturalism .
20 It is important to use the first few sentences to summarise the story you are presenting .
21 It is easiest to write the first draft all in one go — then you sustain the mood of the short story .
22 It is easier to define the first of these terms and lay out the implications of its consideration , than it is to deal with civil society per se or its relation to the state .
23 He is keen to exchange the first gifts , but the laibon 's family first want to see if he can cut the mustard .
24 Second they determine under what circumstances he is likely to answer the first question correctly .
25 We er we got very close to beating Bellevue at Bellevue which was okay I mean everybody 's a bit rusty so and we were experimenting with tyres and everything and er it was only a challenge , but it was nice to get the first meeting on the way and er I was very impressed by some of er the team members of what I saw , I knew er team mate Dean Bargger was doing particularly well scoring 11 points and er he 's really a promising er youngster which I think we can get a lot of use out of , and er in general I mean you know Ellis Stevens was doing particularly well as well , so if those two can keep doing well during the season , then okay mine had a few problems , she only scored 3 points , but that was just a one-off so yeah I thing we look quite strong on paper again now .
26 ‘ Oh , how nice to be able to refuse , when most of us are glad to accept the first offer !
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