Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] it [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a big surge of local optimism when Martin Crowe won what appeared to be a very important toss — not that winning it in the first Test had done NZ much good . |
| 2 | If the patina chemical is too strong , dilute with a little water and , if using it for the first time , do a test on a sample piece of copper . |
| 3 | He moved round and joined them and stared intently at the portrait as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 4 | Sam looked at the revolver as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 5 | Charles found he was watching much of the play as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 6 | Bursting a good big dam , or even just letting it overflow , is almost as satisfying as planning and building it in the first place . |
| 7 | The opposition Sandinista National Liberation Front ( FSLN ) withdrew its 39 delegates indefinitely from the 92-member National Assembly on June 18 , protesting over a " reactionary initiative " to remove two 1990 laws on land redistribution and describing it as the first step of a plan to destroy the achievements of the 1979 revolution . |
| 8 | ‘ We had set a target of £600,000 to cover buying the equipment and running it for the first couple of years , ’ she said . |