Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 However , climbing sports differ from true climbers in that invariably they do not bloom until the second year wood , and then only on side shoots , and seldom repeat much after the first burst of bloom during June .
2 Er what was your first idea of what you was gon na be when you grow up in the first place ?
3 • REM sleep can ‘ squeeze ’ deep sleep out of the first part of sleep towards the middle of it .
4 Wings appear externally for the first time and the insect takes on the appearance of an adult .
5 No , they say sadly to the first question ; and Yes , most definitely , to the second .
6 A REVOLUTIONARY new Siberian surgery technique could help people in Teesside suffering from bone problems walk properly for the first time .
7 Aid workers say Central Bosnia , cut off for the first time this Winter by the war between Croats and Muslims , is facing a humanitarian catastrophe .
8 If you find this difficult to understand , take any of your punchcards , and count up from the first pattern row to the number 1 in the margin .
9 When you walk you wait there for the first time do n't you ?
10 There are rumours that most of the sides which face off in the first weekend of post-season action could be absorbed into a new , more important third tier of the Heineken League structure .
11 He took off the first slice , you know the rather well-done , brown bit at the end , and laid it on one side of the serving dish and then he cut the next slice off for the first lady and so on . ’
12 Gazza and Maradona square up for the first time for the world 's undisputed No 1 title as Lazio take on Seville in a friendly in Spain .
13 Look carefully at the first gate , then walk through it .
14 Make a note of these in your garden diary , and watch carefully for the first sign of bud swelling , for they will need pruning first .
15 As soon as the starter says ‘ Go ’ , ride positively towards the first fence , picking up a good rhythm as soon as possible .
16 Many give up at the first hurdle before discovering the eventual and significant rewards . ’
17 No partnership has a guarantee of happiness , and if you give up at the first hint of discord you 'll never find the rewards a mature and honest relationship can bring .
18 ALTHOUGH 63 per cent of new mothers breastfeed their babies , 15 per cent give up in the first week after birth , according to a survey by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys .
19 DUNCAN FERGUSON and Scott Booth will this afternoon get the opportunity to justify Craig Brown 's opinion that they are full internationalists of the future when they team up for the first time in Scotland 's Under-21 side .
20 Sometimes I drop out for the first verse of songs and let Keith do rhythm and then I come back in for the second verse ; it brings the level of intensity right up .
21 And look out for the first Birthday File coming up soon !
22 International : Iran election feeds debate on ‘ Islamic solution ’ Iranians vote today for the first time since Khomeini died .
23 Look again at the first version of the witness ' testimony and answer the question : What did she eat for breakfast ?
24 If there is make up on from the first erm removal , then you could then take off the make up with the first application and then go over twice more , so it would be three times if you 've got quite a lot of base or foundation on .
25 After a quick breakfast we set off to the first address on the list .
26 Anyway , being in the fortunate position to be able to drive along the road to Corrour , although my car suspension did n't agree it was so fortunate , a companion and I set off for the first peak , Beinn Eibhinn from halfway along the road , above the river Ghuilbinn .
27 because we get back to the first chapter , verse nine .
28 ‘ You 're always undermining me , ’ Avril accused James when he tried to respond to an earlier complaint she had made ( 'You always opt out at the first hint of difficulty' ) , and she reprimanded the children .
29 as if in recognition of the inherent limitations of the appeals system in this respect , the Magistrates ' Association issued a set of national guide-lines , in 1999 , which set out for the first time a scale of recommended penalties covering the 25 commonest offence types likely to come before the magistrates , together with guidance on the approach to be adopted for different degrees of seriousness .
30 In conclusion , tutors are again reminded of their great responsibilities for achieving the high aims set out in the first paragraph .
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