Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [conj] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Four months elapsed before the first section was satisfactorily completed . |
| 2 | BR local officials attended and the first meeting of the association group was scheduled for Saturday 30th May to get the whole thing properly under way . |
| 3 | Astronomical computations show that the first day of the two calendars agreed in the year 2773 BC , and it has been concluded that this was when the Sothic calendar was introduced . |
| 4 | When dealing with a telephone enquiry it is essential that all the necessary information is at the fingertips of the receptionist as nothing is more irritating on the telephone than hesitancy through lack of knowledge or being asked to hang on whilst information is being looked up — and always have alternatives to offer if the first choice is not available . |
| 5 | These observations show that the first absorption band of at 37 900 cm -1 consists of two electronic transitions . |
| 6 | Von Karajan made some loose , ethereal movement which the strings understood and the first fiddle led them up the sweep . |
| 7 | Some editors decide whether the first set of comments have been met and send for fresh reports only for major revisions , whereas others seem to obtain fresh referees ' reports routinely . |
| 8 | The problem there is that users that do adopt OS/2 2.0 whole heartedly run the risk of finding themselves in the same fate of neglection that 8100 users suffered after the first glow of perceived success began to fade . |
| 9 | In case librarians and information scientists feel that the first stage of Taylor 's processes of adding value is not very challenging , I feel that I should spend a few moments indicating the considerable complexity of the publicly available information resource potentially relevant to business activities . |
| 10 | The numbers mean that the first bulb flashes every 12 seconds , the next every 8 seconds , and the third every 6 seconds . |
| 11 | The old ones say that the first morning , the first experience of dawn in the camps , is the greatest test . |
| 12 | Most students find that the first job does eventually come along , and even that elusive Equity card is attainable . |
| 13 | The first problem here is that the brevity of Scaevola 's response ( even by his standards three words is modest ) leaves it unclear whether he means that the debtors are not freed from any liability , or whether it is just that they are not freed from liabilities contracted after the first will was made . |
| 14 | Okahata and his colleagues suggest that the first step in our perception of smells occurs when odorous substances are absorbed by the lipid bilayer of a cell . |
| 15 | They say that first impressions count and the first thing you notice about the new Dan 486DX/50 is that it 's heavy . |