Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] the first " in BNC.

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1 Yeah you only need to write their details on the first page in which they appear .
2 One study of Scottish babies showed that 90 per cent of mothers started to train their babies during the first year with half of the middle class and a quarter of the working class starting before 6 months of age ( Drillien 1964 ) .
3 On Villa-Flotilla you have a chance to meet your companions in the first week .
4 Hundreds more Herefordians are expected to risk their morals at the first show in the city early next month .
5 The monitors , who meet to discuss their audits on the first Friday of every month , are : .
6 Lord said he was at a loss to find room to play his shots in the first two games .
7 ‘ What I do n't understand , ’ I said harshly , and in an attempt to steer the conversation away from compliments , ‘ is why you give the twins enough money to buy themselves drugs in the first place . ’
8 Voters left two dominant impressions as they queued in the hot sun — their determination to cast their ballots in the first free election since Germany began the European conquest of Namibia more than a century ago , and their orderly , disciplined behaviour in the searing heat .
9 All I want is the truth , the real reason why you decided to come here , why you suggested that we try to ease our differences in the first place . ’
10 As one jaundiced critic put it in 1733 : " A set of brocaded tradesmen cloathed in purple and fine linen , and faring sumptuously every day , raising to themselves immense wealth , so as to marry their daughters to the first rank , and leave their sons such estates as to enable them to live in the same degree .
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