Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] in the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WHY IS IT EASIER TO LOSE WEIGHT IN THE FIRST WEEK OR TWO ? |
| 2 | Was n't that partly the reason why she had agreed to see André in the first place ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Mr Mubarak said he had accepted an invitation from President Bill Clinton to visit Washington in the first half of April . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | However , it is obviously preferable to avoid conflict in the first place by integrating traffic with the urban framework . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Others had n't bothered to buy tickets in the first place . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Lukic , normally rock solid , punched the ball into his own net to allow Rangers to draw level in the first leg of their European Cup tie . |
| 17 | A small amount of Italian may be included to give bulk in the first year . |
| 18 | LABOUR must fight to put Britain in the First Division of Europe , said Mr Smith . |
| 19 | Provided that appropriate proportions of unc are subtracted from unc as they stand to give zeros in the first column , the array of numbers on the left in unc can be written down ; when the rest of unc is found , the third element of unc can be inserted , and so on . |
| 20 | The roughness and sheer wild irrationality of Lewis 's domestic persona were matched by the genuinely warm-hearted impulse which had led him to befriend Havard in the first place . |
| 21 | She remembered the fights she had had to keep Eve in the first place , when so many other solutions were being offered . |
| 22 | Winners from last year 's northern finals went on to represent Britain in the first world championships in London . |
| 23 | Despite field reports that this initial DCE release lacks robustness , USL expects its OEMs to ship product to end users in the first half of 1993 based on it . |
| 24 | For the majority of young mothers I talked to , it had been a mutual decision to have sex in the first place . |
| 25 | Mr Ashdown , campaigning in north Wales , raised the stakes on electoral reform by saying that his precondition for talks would be legislation to implement PR in the first session of Parliament . |
| 26 | INMATES of Risley remand centre have been invited to take part in the first recycling scheme of its kind in the country . |
| 27 | The more fruitful course is not to promise to undertake liability in the first place ( to the extent that the law permits this ) rather than to make promises and exclude liability for their subsequent breach . |
| 28 | Infanticide is a defence to murder , but it is more usual to charge infanticide in the first place . |
| 29 | We continued to take actions in the first quarter to strengthen our product line , consolidate manufacturing and development resources and reduce our overall workforce . |
| 30 | It would have been much better if they had been getting some therapy to help them understand why they needed to take drugs in the first place . |