Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE British Lions were today fuming over two refereeing decisions which they claimed cost them victory in the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch . |
| 2 | With every nerve on edge and my heart pumping I put my foot on the first stair . |
| 3 | The family historian who visits such a place would find it hard to believe that it was once the home of a mere waggoner if he had not seen old photographs that show its condition before the First World War . |
| 4 | When you meet your teacher for the first time , tell him , or her , as much as you can about why you decided to have lessons . |
| 5 | Many mothers do not even try to toilet train their children until the age of 2 years or later while others deliberately train their child during the first year of life ( Douglas and Richman 1984 ) . |
| 6 | Well if I refer you , Dave Girt , Leeds City , if I refer you madam to the first paragraph of R P G 2 which is strategic planning guidance for West Yorkshire . |
| 7 | I remember his determination at the first exploratory meeting in the upstairs room of a small pub off Victoria Street in London . |
| 8 | If you are , or are close to being , a higher-rate tax payer , and you discontinue your policy during the first 7–1/2 years , you may have to pay tax on the amount by which the surrender value exceeds the sum of the premiums paid . |
| 9 | If you are , or are close to being , a higher-rate tax payer , and you discontinue your policy during the first 7–1/2 years , you may have to pay tax on the amount by which the surrender value exceeds the sum of the premiums paid . |
| 10 | But , once Saturday 's game is over , Allon hopes Sunderland continue their climb up the First Division table — for the sake of manager Malcolm Crosby . |
| 11 | Sheffield United continue their march up the first division and Ian Bryce in goal five minutes before time was good enough to beat Chelsea . |
| 12 | In that different method we frame our question in the first instance as a question about corporate responsibility . |
| 13 | Limit your sunbathing on the first day of the holiday . |
| 14 | Write your diary for the first full day . |
| 15 | Now , that when you arrange your sling in the first place , it 's crucial to the success and ease of which you finalize the bit round the elbow . |
| 16 | Because of high setting-up charges , you will get little or nothing if you surrender your policy in the first two or three years . |
| 17 | Punch , Kick and fight your way through the first four levels of Kung Fu Louie to face the ultimate challenger ‘ Martial Art ’ ( Art being short for Arthur in this case ) . |
| 18 | No , I do n't want a lecture on the birds and the bees , I was just wondering where software companies find them , and how they learn their art in the first place ? |