Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pos pn] [noun] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why , then , could Tolkien not finish his legends of the First Age off ? |
| 2 | All this , one may presume further , was supposed to supply the missing will and determination of the indigenous people and just in case the French might be feeling a little faint-hearted at the prospect , the US should immediately reconsider its policy at the first sign that the French were planning to give up or even if they planned to take the problem to the UN . |
| 3 | A , you might not want to come and join my company in the first place |
| 4 | I know there is a public perception that everyone should sell their shares at the first opportunity , but I think this could be a big mistake . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ But what I ca n't understand is why they did n't just take our project in the first place . |
| 6 | Guy Nicot , the Louvre ( and Elysée Palace ) architect currently supervising work on the Museum 's Cour Napoléon will leave his offices on the first floor of the west side of the Cour Lefuel ( once the apartments of Napoléon III 's Master of the Horse ) to make way for Dutch and Flemish sculptures ; German pieces will be housed underneath on the ground floor . |
| 7 | ‘ I will never forget our victory in the first French Test , ’ he added . |
| 8 | Rijeka , who led 1–0 , may now lose their place in the First Division . |
| 9 | When newly awakened from lively dreams , we are so near them , still agitated by them , still in their sphere — give us one syllable , one feature , one hint , and we should repossess the whole ; hours of this strange entertainment would come trooping back to us ; but we can not get our hand on the first link or fibre , and the whole is lost . |
| 10 | The Irish counterpart to a London rock landmark , will open its doors for the first time in the Temple Bar area of Dublin in early December . |
| 11 | Well she ca n't be much cop if she 'd open her legs to a first date to a Dutch s sailor . |
| 12 | ‘ You must make your move at the first available opportunity . |