Example sentences of "[num ord] [noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Genetic Engineering : This is a first attempt to legislate in this area , currently dealt with by voluntary codes of practice , because science has been moving quicker than the law makers . |
| 2 | The first point to consider with any window is light . |
| 3 | The first thing to notice about this story of war is its fearful silence about the enemy . |
| 4 | The first thing to notice about this definition is that , like the offence of rape , it is restricted to ‘ sexual intercourse ’ . |
| 5 | The first thing to note about this response is that what is true of ‘ I know ’ is equally true of some of the uses of ‘ I remember ’ . |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia would be the first country to withdraw from this system and would set its own exchange rates after a mandatory three-month delay . |
| 7 | This was the first gardenia to flower in this country . |
| 8 | When starting a new garment , the first option to select from this menu will be TENSIONS . |
| 9 | Now England have got one last chance to cope with that problem in what looks like being another turning pitch . |
| 10 | all the cup news will be on Central at just after five tomorrow … now Britain 's boat people will be setting course for Earls Court over the next week to take in this year 's Boat Show … |
| 11 | and er I would like to make an appointment to come and see you er again next week to talk over this mortgage and to go into it a bit more |
| 12 | The last idea to consider in this chapter is the state . |
| 13 | We turn in the next section to consider in more detail the effect of crime upon women . |