Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is all too easy under the euphoric conditions of a degree congregation to minimise the physical discomfort , the mental struggles , the times of desperation , the sheer hard work that are a part of working for a first degree . |
| 2 | Civil war probably halted the work , with the result that 20th century tourists can still stumble on the stone axes where they were lain , and can study the progress of carving from the first outlines to the almost completed megalith ready to slide down from this rocky womb . |
| 3 | ‘ I have given up hope of racing in the first round at Snetterton , later this month , ’ he admitted . |
| 4 | In the euphoria of getting through the first night , Charles had forgotten how much concentration that effort had taken , and found it difficult to get back the rhythm of his lines with the A.S.M. The sleepless night and the excesses which it had incorporated did not help , either . |
| 5 | Rainey , seeking his fourth straight world title , slid off the Santamonica circuit after leading for the first third of a race run in dry , sunny conditions . |
| 6 | The likelihood of dying in the first year is increased by no more than twofold . |
| 7 | And , of course , the payment of dividend itself re-instates the 40% tax rate and defeats the tax motive for incorporating in the first place . |
| 8 | If you only want the bloody music , whe I , what 's the point of taping in the first place ! |
| 9 | The choice of language affects selection , integration and choice of curriculum content throughout the primary cycle , and is of dominant importance in planning for the first school years . |
| 10 | What was the , what was the point in averaging in the first place ? |
| 11 | Lawrence E. Walsh , the special prosecutor in charge of the Iran-contra investigation , responded to the move by suggesting for the first time that Bush was a " subject " of his inquiry . |
| 12 | Earlier in the day Joey finished second to brother Robert in the Shell 125cc race after leading for the first three laps . |
| 13 | ‘ But I wo n't know how bad the damage is until I see the physio tomorrow , and then I may have an idea if I have a chance of playing in the first league game . ’ |
| 14 | He even lost his Rothmans Grand Prix title by losing in the first round to world No 52 , Welshman Tony Chappel , while in the grip of fear . |
| 15 | Some writers have speculated that we could see the development of new patterns of support such as an increase of private loans within families , or substantial bequests to grandchildren rather than children , since the younger generation are the ones who will find the most difficulty in getting onto the first rung of the housing ladder ( Murie and Forrest , 1980 ; Means , 1987 ) . |
| 16 | to prevent liability from arising in the first place ( e.g. ‘ Seller gives no warranty as to fitness for purpose or merchantable quality ’ ) ; |
| 17 | Butcher , whose career looked over last season because of a knee injury , will be offered a one-year contract this week after starring for the First Division club in three pre-season friendlies . |
| 18 | He might have insisted , ‘ You can never recreate the feeling of winning for the first time , ’ but his palms were sweating with anticipation as the tapes went up . |
| 19 | Joint authorship in an author 's first paper may be justifiable on grounds of inexperience , but the Science Citation Index ( SCI ) policy of indexing under the first author only will fail to identify the output of Ph D research if the researcher is not named first . |
| 20 | Because the pattern of trading in the first year of the market was so confined by technical and political constraints it would be unsafe to generalise from it . |
| 21 | The report starts by reviewing the pattern of spending in the first two years of the fund . |
| 22 | if the other party shall at any time be in default under this Agreement and shall fail to remedy such default within 30 ( thirty ) days from receipt of notice in writing from the first party specifying such default |
| 23 | In a news conference on Nov. 9 , however , the Philippine spokesman Rafael M. Alunan appeared to indicate a softening of the government 's stance by differentiating for the first time between " sovereign control " and " operational control " , noting that Philippine personnel would not be fully ready to take over the bases by 1991 and that US personnel would be needed to operate them under Philippine sovereignty for a transitional period . |
| 24 | Political considerations may have made them less inclined to return to China , but it was generally not a major reason for leaving in the first place . |
| 25 | Georgina was my main reason for leaving in the first place . ’ |
| 26 | Finally , with ‘ Do n't walk on the wet edge , you 'll get a verruca ’ ringing in my ears , and ‘ Make sure your hair is BONE dry before you go out into the cold ’ ringing in my brain , we would lay siege to the fish-and-chip shop which was my main reason for going in the first place . |
| 27 | However , the under 20 age group includes 18–19-year-old mothers whose children , under conditions of relatively low levels of overall infant mortality , have about the same low , or even lower , risk of dying during the first year of life as those born to women in the age group 25–29 years and face a much lower risk than those born to mothers below 18 years of age . |
| 28 | She could recall the excitement of spending for the first time money she had actually earned . |
| 29 | The clerk is required to make the application available for inspection during normal office hours by members of the public from the date of lodging until the first day of the meeting at which it is to be considered ( subs . |
| 30 | Reading Neale 's articles in the immediate context of teaching for the first time a course dangerously titled , ‘ Television Theory ’ ( is there such a thing ? ) , |