Example sentences of "[adv] [modal v] [vb infin] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So let's start with the first mouthful and work our way down the whole digestive tract , to explain fully the marvellous benefits of this new slimming method . |
| 2 | So let's start with the first thing . |
| 3 | So let's look at the first one . |
| 4 | So a week or so may elapse between the first and the last eggs hatching . |
| 5 | Much has changed in the European energy picture over the past decade and much will change over the next two , yet one central preoccupation persists and will persist , and that is Europe 's dependence on imported oil . |
| 6 | Ethnicity is not , however , always marked by linguistic distinctiveness , Labov 's work with Italian and Jewish speakers in New York City shows that such distinctiveness may persist for several generations , or conversely may disappear with the first generation of native-born speakers who nevertheless maintain a strong sense of ethnicity ( Labov 1972b : 281 ) . |
| 7 | And then I 've got some letters to post that I 've written and hopefully will write in the next hour or so . |
| 8 | Now let's turn to the next question . |
| 9 | Dickson suggested a further stage , briefly dipping the stained slide or surface into Alizarin red solution alone , but this is not often needed and indeed may detract from the first stain . |
| 10 | And if , if he says to us in meeting that he 's got no small talk and no erm ability for visiting in a hospital situation where you can ask people how they are , and then can move to the next person you 've got to see I 'm not sure how he would be visiting someone in their home . |