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

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1 If the child does n't want to go for the first test or even the second test , it is their right . ’
2 I do n't want to jump into the first movie that 's offered to me .
3 2 Answer the questions that the journalist will need to ask in the first paragraph of the release and develop the various points in order of importance .
4 Well indeed , and er , having got in , I suppose they proceeded to entertain your father with the music he did n't particularly want to hear in the first place ?
5 A woman who has recovered from a stroke or head injury may decide she would like to work for the first time , as part of the challenge of overcoming her illness .
6 I understand that you are holding the PAL masters for both parts , which we would like to use for the first run of this title , to get a better quality duplication .
7 ‘ We 'll have to jump from the first floor , ’ said Cardiff .
8 But crisis — particularly one which puts the USSR 's world position at risk — is something that the West should wish to avoid in the first place .
9 And she would have to smile at the first question and say , ‘ Oh , no , no , of course lot .
10 Trainee consultants need to appreciate that the procedure of informing an interested school of the different structures that have been found to work well in different settings , and of inviting the school to decide which they might wish to develop in the first instance , is in itself an important part of preparing a supportive climate .
11 Some will try to bloom during the first year , others will not ; it is better not to let them .
12 Either the individual can not get to sleep in the first place or he wakes frequently during the night .
13 But while he hesitates over Barnes , he has already confirmed that 25-goal Wright will start and bid to score for the first time in eight caps .
14 It anticipated that business failures of established companies will continue to rise into the first quarter of 192 and did not expect to see a significant fall in the level of failures for up to 18 months .
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