Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [verb] [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The applications sometimes know this because the employer says so in acknowledging the first approach . |
| 2 | The dust wagon came up to the warehouse today , the usual they 'd got halfway to emptying the first dustbin in the back |
| 3 | Your selection to receive this invitation , and the allocation , exclusively to you , of seven numbers that you alone can enter in the draw , means that you could be just one step away from winning the first prize in this £40,000 draw — which would give you the choice that I mentioned between a lump sum and an income for life . |
| 4 | If he is , does it really make a difference that he gives the note or cheque promptly on receiving the first demand for payment ? |
| 5 | A TEACHER made legal history yesterday by becoming the first person to win damages for so-called yuppie flu . |
| 6 | Sometimes a young civil servant would be appointed to a subordinate revenue position immediately after passing the first law examination . |
| 7 | Instead of highlighting the first cell with the formula in it , and the rest of the row or column , then accessing the edit menu and copying right or down , all you do is use that little cross in the bottom right hand corner of the cell border , and drag it across the range you want the formula copied to — Excel is clever enough to decide whether you want to copy or fill , and copies the formula through the range of cells — making the necessary alterations to cell references as it goes . |
| 8 | I shall look forward to seeing the first edition , then . |
| 9 | As a result , I am assured Mr Lee can look forward to receiving a first payment by the beginning of next week . |
| 10 | The chain can be described adequately by specifying the first rectangle and then relating the next one to it by the four statements in Table 11.1 . |