Example sentences of "of [noun pl] first " in BNC.

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1 However , with some simplification and the elimination of multiple choice , success can be achieved in the majority of cases first time around .
2 So , if you enjoy sunbathing , a couple of hours first thing , or very late in the day will be better for your skin .
3 As 61% ( 124 ) of subjects first suffered incontinence four or more years earlier , there is inevitably a possibility of recall bias .
4 We have encouraged those who introduced local management of schools first to look again at their schools , and to ensure that the right balance exists between the funding of secondary schools and that of primary schools .
5 We shall look at the reduction of limitations first .
6 Big brewers traditionally stagger rises , introducing increases in certain trading areas and certain types of pubs first , such as their tenanted estate before managed pubs .
7 I go to the Prince of Vales first .
8 Unusually , the martial art of kali teaches the use of weapons first and empty-handed techniques last .
9 Elsewhere they describe the state simply as ‘ a body of armed men ’ imposing the will of a dominant class on the rest of society by force , as when a proto-class of exploiters first imposes government by a coup on others .
10 As we have already seen , in Tasks 41 and 43 , some books reverse the traditional order of text first then questions , to one of questions first then text .
11 Remember that 2n means 2 times n and n means n divided by Find the answer sets to the following : unc In each of the last set of questions first find the value of unc then find the value of n .
12 A series of observations first put together by Gillett is perhaps nearer our subject .
13 ( d ) Action on receipt of replies First peruse each reply carefully , consider its significance ; and if the reply is benign , pass on to the next , but before you do , tick the answer in the margin , or if it calls for clarification or action , put a cross in the margin , so that when you have considered every reply , you can go over them all comprehensively , and take whatever action is called for .
14 The ladies recurve section saw S Romain of Racketts first with E Lamb of Deben second .
15 Retrospective analysis of patients first seen in the Glasgow Blood Pressure Clinic between 1972 and 1990 .
16 In the Ixcán region of Quiché province , the army has permitted the re-establishment of co-operatives first set up in the 1970s .
17 The question during Mr Baker 's recent tour was whether Israel 's Yitzhak Shamir or Syria 's Hafez Assad would run out of excuses first .
18 As explained above , an early generation of stars first had to form .
19 You 're quite right , though — it 's a good idea to ask for a breakdown of charges first and , if you 're not happy , shop around .
20 The music of Primavera was Debussy 's ‘ Danse sacrée et Danse profane ’ , and the ballet incorporated the idea of the goddess being born from a group of girls first seen huddled in near-darkness on the floor .
21 Substantial supplies had to wait on the mining of reefs first found as late as 1880 outcropping on the Tawmaw plateau .
22 You 've got a lot of basics first have n't you ?
23 These schools were asked to provide facilities for trying out amended versions of tests first used in liaison group schools .
24 Just a couple of points first :
25 Many Malays were descendants of men first brought to Sri Lanka as soldiers in the earlier days of colonial rule .
26 We will put the safety of spectators first in any legislation and make standards mandatory .
27 I I going to weight of of criteria first of all , I think this very great weight should be applied to this criterion because obviously if you can not serve the new settlement satisfactorily then it should n't be developed in that location .
28 In the group Jenny started to recognise how she often put the needs of others first .
29 Paul 's verdict : the stove proved much more manageable than the complicated arrangement of parts first appeared .
30 Here , let's get in another couple of beers first … ’
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