Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should you wish to paint hardwood for the first time , it will be necessary to coat it with an aluminium primer . |
| 2 | WHY IS IT EASIER TO LOSE WEIGHT IN THE FIRST WEEK OR TWO ? |
| 3 | Our informants had a well-articulated theory of the relation between ‘ work-in-school ’ and success in a life career that allowed them to see work-in-school as the first rung of their adult moral careers . |
| 4 | Was n't that partly the reason why she had agreed to see André in the first place ? |
| 5 | According to the draft rules , a candidate would need to win at least 200 out of 300 votes to secure election in the first round or in a second round five days later . |
| 6 | Their ability to attract custom in the first place relies heavily on ( a ) comprehensive , colourful and well-produced catalogues , and ( b ) the use of part-time agents , usually housewives , working on a commission basis . |
| 7 | In June 1984 , small businesses were also required to provide security for the first time under the scheme , which obviously deterred many potential entrepreneurs and damaged the usefulness of the scheme . |
| 8 | Bates , who beat Byron Black of Zimbabwe 3–6 6–3 7–5 in his first round match , can find comfort , too , in Wilkinson 's victory because he is due to meet Frana in the first round at Wimbledon . |
| 9 | Endill was led to the start of the line and told to shake hands with the first teacher , then the second , then the third and all the way along the line until the last . |
| 10 | SOARING sales mean workers at car giant Rover are being asked to work Sundays for the first time in living memory . |
| 11 | CCG will continue to provide services for the first year of operation and hopefully into the future . |
| 12 | To mark the country 's first successful bone marrow transplant involving an un-related donor , Norwegian television arranged for her to meet Janet for the first time in front of an estimated two-and-a-half million viewers . |
| 13 | It would be a marvellous feat if the 22-year-old swimming pool attendant from Wakefield was to supercede Hare at the first attempt . |
| 14 | Mr Mubarak said he had accepted an invitation from President Bill Clinton to visit Washington in the first half of April . |
| 15 | Drink up : Euro Disney has begun to serve alcohol for the first time at four of its restaurants as it seeks to stem heavy losses from weak attendance . |
| 16 | THE Queen is to visit Lockerbie for the first time since the air disaster there more than four years ago . |
| 17 | Hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy have an important role in the management of abnormal uterine bleeding , but all young sexually active women should have a cervical swab taken to detect chlamydia in the first instance , irrespective of the sexual history . |
| 18 | Section 1 describes how to install LIFESPAN for the first time on your VAX , |
| 19 | She started to wear trousers for the first time , dieted , and let her hair grow . |
| 20 | The campaign was dominated by the radical-conservative contest between Yeltsin and Ryzkhov and the questions of how many votes the Russian Communist Party could mobilize on Ryzhkov 's behalf and whether Yeltsin would secure enough votes to win election on the first round . |
| 21 | Just as project schools may have specified objectives in their proposals in order to win a grant , so the initiators of the project may themselves have chosen to word the project aims in a particular way in order to win funding in the first place . |
| 22 | A NAFTA Trade Commission , taking precedence over the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) dispute settlement mechanism , would be established to handle disputes in the first instance . |
| 23 | Let us clear the alternatives out of the way ; while they are often brought into discussions on the best methods of sharing knowledge with undergraduates , they have but limited scope , and there is no doubt that you must learn to handle lectures as the first step towards a fruitful co-operation with the staff at your college . |
| 24 | However , it is obviously preferable to avoid conflict in the first place by integrating traffic with the urban framework . |
| 25 | But his first job is to assemble a side before attempting to win promotion at the first attempt . |
| 26 | In a safety initiative designed to reduce accidents in the home , the Kitchen Specialists Association ( KSA ) has launched a new booklet — Greater Safety in the Kitchen — which highlights some of the more common causes of accidents in the home and offers advice on how to avoid mishaps in the first place . |
| 27 | Others had n't bothered to buy tickets in the first place . |
| 28 | FC Copenhagen , who were due to play Tbilisi in the first round proper , have no doubt that Linfield will now be their opponents — in Belfast on Wednesday week . |
| 29 | FC Copenhagen , who were due to play Tbilisi in the first round proper , have no doubt that Linfield will now be their opponents — in Belfast on Wednesday week . |
| 30 | Terrapins have been left here and in similar ponds around the country by bored pet owners for years , but the numbers have been growing thanks to children who have tired of the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtle craze that led them to buy terrapins in the first place . |