Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | His financial transactions during the start-up period are listed below in the first column and are identified by capital letters . |
| 2 | They should never have been developed separately in the first place . |
| 3 | There is really very little excuse for the student wandering out of reach of the field if he has been taught well in the first place . |
| 4 | Namely , they form unstable open complexes with the vegetative RNA polymerase that are stabilized either by the first NTPs , that allow the formation of an initiated complex , or by DNA supercoiling . |
| 5 | NCD claims to have shipped 25.9% of the 96,610 X-terminals thought to have been installed worldwide during the first six months of this year . |
| 6 | And now to a village where the church bells have been rung properly for the first time in twenty years . |
| 7 | " Now " is better used in study than in unprofitable re-writing of what should have been done well in the first place . |
| 8 | The draw 's been made today for the first round of the FA Cup … and here 's |
| 9 | For effectiveness , then , magazines and journals tend to reach the most relevant markets , provided they are selected carefully in the first place . |
| 10 | Actually there are many stars with proper names , but in general these are used only for the first 30 or so , plus a few fainter stars of special interest — such as Polaris , Mizar in the Great Bear , and the variable star Mira , in Cetus , the Whale . |
| 11 | A NEW blood vessel ‘ drill ’ which can relieve blocked arteries supplying the heart has been used successfully for the first time by surgeons in Britain . |
| 12 | I simply , I simply ca n't deal with the question because some of these are , are raised now for the first time |
| 13 | no I 'm not , I 'm sorry I said some of them are raised now for the first time , I was about to say I 'm not complaining I 'm simply pointing out , standing here without the instructions I ca n't deal with the matter |
| 14 | But in that case why had he been invited here in the first place ? |
| 15 | And should never have been brought together in the first place . |
| 16 | Although the obligation to provide instruction about maintenance is to be limited only to the first occupier , it is likely that subsequent purchasers will require the information to be passed on every time the property is sold . |
| 17 | The bill , the most draconian to have been passed by any state , prohibited abortion in cases other than to save a woman 's life or in cases of rape ( if reported within five days ) or incest , where abortion would be permitted only in the first 13 weeks . |
| 18 | Arm and back heights too , can be varied since they have to be built separately in the first place , and there is almost always a large range of covers available for the choosing within the price range . |
| 19 | and any appeals against valuation have to be made soon after the first council tax demands are received at the end of March . |
| 20 | Some signs of their emergence can be seen even in the first days of the " new diplomacy " . |
| 21 | The trove will be exhibited together for the first time at the Pierpont Morgan Library ( 9 December-4 April1993 ) , accompanied by an illustrated catalogue by William Voelkle and Roger Wieck , curator and associate curator , respectively , of the Morgan 's Department of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts . |
| 22 | I hurried back to the house to be met immediately by the first footman saying : ‘ We 've been looking all over for you , sir . |
| 23 | But this one wo n't be around for hundreds of years … in fact , it 'll probably be washed away with the first rainstorm . |
| 24 | To enable the vehicles to be shown together for the first time , and to celebrate the work of the ‘ Store ’ carriage works , an exhibition entitled ‘ Cobbles and Carriages ’ will be held in the Main Hall at Chambers Street from 5 June — 1 August . |
| 25 | Calls will be linked automatically to the first available Samaritan volunteer , whatever part of the country they happen to be in . |
| 26 | As with any new aquarium or pond the water quality must be monitored especially in the first 6–8 weeks . |
| 27 | Rule 1(a) stipulates that the offer must be put forward in the first instance to the board of the target company or its advisers . |
| 28 | ( c ) A sign character ( or some other character , such as a currency symbol ) may be inserted immediately before the first significant digit of the value , or some sign indication ( such as " DR " and " CR " ) may be placed immediately after the value . |
| 29 | This meant the Government would have less to announce at the unified Budget in November , when tax and spending plans will be unveiled together for the first time . |
| 30 | Almost £1.4 billion will be underwritten by the taxpayer but more than 2,500 manufacturing jobs would be created nationwide within the first six months , shown in the graphic above . |