Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [noun sg] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their generosity was appreciated being so willing to give some time explaining to a fellow enthusiast the intricacies of steaming a locomotive for the first time and the difficulties which had been experienced in the rebuilding process . |
| 2 | It is one thing to win the support of electors by defeating an enemy for the first time ; it is quite another to expect admiration for slaying the same dragon twice . |
| 3 | But is there really any likelihood of landing an interview with the First Lady ? |
| 4 | When saving a file for the first time a SUMMARY INFORMATION menu may be displayed . |
| 5 | James got the part after his mother , Beverley , 33 , heard that Yorkshire TV were seeking a replacement for the first Oscar , Ross Marriott . |
| 6 | Fretting a string at the first and sixteenth frets simultaneously gives around 0.5mm gap between the string and the top of the ninth fret on the D-18 model , and about 0.7mm on the D-32 . |
| 7 | FR GROUP , the aviation and defence equipment group where Michael Cobham is the chairman , is lifting its payment to shareholders from 6.37p to 6.69p , with a 4.35p final on July 3 , after overcoming a dip in the first half to increase its profits from £21.3m to £21.4m pre-tax in 1991 . |
| 8 | Can you see how West could have defended the hand better other than leading a Club at the first trick ? |
| 9 | The difficulties in assessing the internal market already identified did not deter the NHS Management Executive from attempting an evaluation of the first six months of operation . |
| 10 | Whether a requirement to disclose an ensuing report prepared for the defendant would be upheld by the court as a valid condition for granting an examination in the first place is not clear from McGinley v Burke [ 1973 ] 1 WLR 990 . |
| 11 | It had been much more exciting than seeing a weka for the first time . |
| 12 | Always read manufacturer 's instructions carefully — especially before using a depilator for the first time |
| 13 | He was wearing a tie for the first time in his life . |
| 14 | When removing a drain for the first time , the suture must be removed , and the safety pin replaced about 1″ down the tube if it is to be shortened . |
| 15 | I shall deal with a typical sequence of events for a man and a woman attending a clinic for the first time , for a check-up . |
| 16 | But good budgeting means having a budget in the first place , having a surplus beyond merest subsistence with which to plan , bulk buy , meet the emergencies which crop up constantly . |
| 17 | If you are having a baby for the first time : Your labour may last for 24 hours . |
| 18 | I mean , I probably should never be having a nanny in the first Place . |
| 19 | Only Daz Sumner , back with the Bears after spending a year in the first division with Belle Vue , was at ease on a track where he is aware of all the wrinkles . |
| 20 | Added to these is the popular success of the City of Birmingham Touring Opera , which recently staged a production of The Magic Flute in Longbridge in which 48% of the audience was attending an opera for the first time . |
| 21 | Perhaps the best approach to reading a proof for the first time is positively to disbelieve each assertion made . |
| 22 | Middle-class visitors entering a work-house for the first time could be deeply shaken by the harsh indignity of the prison-like routine , the grotesque , despairing toothless faces , ‘ the forlorn , half-dazed aspect of these battered human hulks who once were young . ’ |
| 23 | After taking a single at the first , the Scots counted 3-2-3-3 to lead 12-0 at the break . |
| 24 | Electing a President for the first time ( Mauritius having become a republic in March 1992 — see p. 38804 ) , the National Assembly on June 30 chose Cassam Uteem , hitherto Minister for Industry and Industrial Technology ; Uteem 's ministerial post went to Bashir Khodabux , also of the Mouvement militant mauricien ( MMM ) . |
| 25 | Married women who are claiming a repayment for the first time should fill in form R95(D) attached to leaflet IR 112 and send it to their local tax office . |
| 26 | Despite Microsoft Corp 's efforts to promote Object Linking and Embedding 2.0 , leading developers are resisting a move to the first beta version of the development kit for both technical and competitive reasons , PC Week reports . |
| 27 | Although Watson himself was not , therefore , personally responsible for the teaching of pupils inside the school , he was nevertheless a dedicated headmaster who , by making a success of the first educational asylum , firmly established the provision of deaf education in Britain . |
| 28 | In making a decision on the first of the three cases cited , the Commissioner communicated with the Chief Executive of the National Health Service Management Executive , asking him about a health authority 's duty to provide continuing nursing care which is assessed as being needed , and which is not otherwise available . |
| 29 | The sickening that I was making a mess of the first real pitch of the first real pitch of IV± , and that I 'd have to take my sack off if I was going to stay on , swept over me . |
| 30 | A high-ranking Saudi , carrying a gun for the first time in his life , said it was for use not against Iraqis but against ‘ certain other nationalities ’ . |