Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] the first [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was 12 years ago , and after winning the first race that I entered between Sudbury and Bures in a non-racing canoe , I had caught the bug . ’ |
| 2 | Brothers Peter and Dave Grundy from Willaston should rename their boat ‘ Mr Cool ’ after winning the first day and taking a major prize on the second day at Wexford Harbour . |
| 3 | It is a building of great age dating back to the end of the 12th century , or the beginning of the 13th , the actual date of its building has been lost , but Fielding gives us a clue in his records by naming the first Chaplain as Michael de Painton , before 1319 , and William de Kucklestane Chaplain of St. Lawrence 1319–44 and also of Dode , so it seems that Upper Hailing shared a Minister these many years ago . |
| 4 | Premiums can also be cut by paying the first £150 or £250 of a claim and some insurers offer no-claim discounts , which should suit the super fit . |
| 5 | Taking a random page from the writings of Karl Popper , one can see the structure of the discourse in skeleton form by taking the first phrase or sentence of each paragraph . |
| 6 | The chain can be described adequately by specifying the first rectangle and then relating the next one to it by the four statements in Table 11.1 . |