Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] [pron] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | To this the Queen returned a gracious reply which while maintaining the full impartiality of the Crown encouraged me to continue to do my best to serve her as her First Minister . |
2 | He became aware of the excessive beating of his heart , and remembered the attendant 's advice not to overdo it on his first visit . |
3 | Please state which regional final you would be able to attend from the list below , and provide a second option in case it is not possible to accommodate you at your first choice of location . |
4 | And allowing someone to call you by your first name ( 'Please , call me John' ) has the sub-text : ‘ I am higher-status than you are and so can grant you this permission . ’ |
5 | Amiss speculated about why she felt entitled to call him by his first name . |
6 | For instance , if I have a student in my class old enough to be my mother , is it appropriate to call her by her first name ? |
7 | She had meant to walk down to the sea today to greet it on her first Christmas here , her own sea , her own stretch of wild grey winter water . |
8 | Even when Liverpool won the FA Cup in May to present him with his first trophy , Kenny Dalglish still held a significant place in the hearts of the Kop . |
9 | As a beginner at Level 1 every effort is made to prepare you for your first experience on the board . |
10 | Since then she has written to tell us of her first reply and we thought you 'd also be interested in some of the suggestions that came in , including Dee Murton 's account of the origin of these cardboard cones which was news to us . |