Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [adv] the first [noun] " in BNC.

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1 How can we allow any weakening in our resolve to give meaning to the watchword ‘ life before death ’ for the countless thousands , especially among Africa 's children , who have little chance of reaching even the first milestone ?
2 ‘ But , ’ said Fael-Inis , ‘ for the moment we are concerned with the Conablaiche , and with turning back the First Herald .
3 Yet the great mystery of schizophrenia remains — it is still unclear precisely what role , if any , such factors have had in bringing about the first onset of the disorder .
4 Except , more often than not , the Second Mrs Tanqueray reveals herself to be a carbon-copy of the first one in almost every way but one and that 's only until the new Tanqueray brood arrives , whereupon Lothario takes to ringing up the first Mrs T to say ‘ Where did we go wrong ? ’
5 Indeed it was used to teach such pilots as Flt Sub-Lt Warneford who was awarded a Victoria Cross for shooting down the first Zeppelin .
6 When a popular war hero emerged , like Lt William Leefe Robinson , awarded the VC in 1916 for shooting down the first enemy airship over British soil , the jobbing printers , metal benders and celluloid crimpers worked overtime .
7 LUF breakthrough Mrs Doris Ledger , left , and Mrs Jenny Metcalfe , members of the fund raising committee , signal the start of building work by knocking out the first brick .
8 By trimming down the first act , they kept the pace going , and the second act benefited .
9 After the therapist has introduced him/herself , explaining something about their profession , and the actual referral process , they might continue by explaining how the first session will proceed .
10 You do n't get to the tax bracket Manny Jackson was in by shouting out the first thing that comes into your head .
11 This was solved by setting up the first stall run by the eldest most respected woman in the village .
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