Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] the first [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the foot of the card Survage scrawled : ‘ Happy New Year ’ , in Russian and underneath : ‘ Long live Nice : Long live the first night of the New Year ’ . |
| 2 | But , as Taylor shows , in the value-adding spectrum , they only comprise the first stage of a four-stage process . |
| 3 | We already have the first stage of economic and monetary union — the exchange rate mechanism — and it is already doing great damage to Britain . |
| 4 | Transfer to the BA Hons Irish Studies is possible for students who successfully complete the first year of the Diploma of Higher Education in Irish Studies ( see page 151 ) . |
| 5 | Always bring the first needle to D position and make sure that the weaving yarn is caught in the guide so that it can be directed correctly into the path of the main carriage . |
| 6 | Over a third of the ‘ Eminence ’ output is new recordings , so we also have the first appearances on discs of Litton , Hough and Iŝan Edwards . |
| 7 | really answer the first part of the Noble Lord 's question by saying that er er it is a question of future cost , er we are er we are already spending a great deal of money on the first part er of this er library and er we will have to examine the future cost very carefully and I put it to you to the Noble Lord that it would be a really sad reflection where the field of creative endeavour in which this country is m has most excelled over the centuries , in other words literature to have no single focus for celebration , preservation and active use , it really is er very important that this library continues , but may I remind Your Lordships also that we 're not talking about the s the library in this question , we 're talking about the u the site at present used by the builders . |
| 8 | Now Fishwatch the first scheme of its type in the country has been launched by angling policeman sergeant Tony Biggs . |
| 9 | NCT is at present celebrating the Centenary of the birth of Grantly Dick-Read the first President of the National Childbirth Trust , whose classic book , ‘ Childbirth Without Fear ’ is £4.95 plus 15p p&p from HQ . |
| 10 | Turn left then take the first right over the stream . |
| 11 | Vulcanian eruptions sometimes form the first phases of a longer eruption , when the volcano is ‘ clearing its throat ’ for the real business , and as such , there may be no new magmatic material involved , and all the material that is showered up as ash to form the ‘ cauliflower cloud ’ may be merely old , cold , solid lava which was previously blocking up the throat ; if this is the case , the eruptions are sometimes called ultra-vulcanian . |
| 12 | Again take the first route from this node , noting the letter at this next node as the second letter in the candidate string . |
| 13 | Wasps jointly lead the First Division with Harlequins and Bristol , who meet today , and Bath , Saracens and Gloucester . |
| 14 | I never forget the first morsel of professional advice I received : ‘ Play your own game , son , but keep the ball moving . ’ |
| 15 | Some longer than others , I never forget the first day in Liverpool , I was a |
| 16 | Wiccans therefore break the first commandment of a group with which they wish to work ( Exodus 20:3 ) . |
| 17 | The Block , built by J.J. Oakes & Son , was duly opened on Speech Day , 17th July 1957 , appropriately by Professor Williams , who had recently become the first recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Medal of the Royal Society of Arts , " to individuals who have attained early distinction , with promise of future achievements , in the promotion of arts , manufacture , and commerce " . |