Example sentences of "[v-ing] to [noun prp] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 're returning to Northallerton on the first transport available , ’ Cyril said . |
| 2 | Paul , when he 's writing to Timothy in the first letter , and in chapter one and in verse fifteen , the great apostle Paul ! |
| 3 | His frankly delighted countenance spurred her on to effort : ‘ I myself , ’ she heard herself saying , ‘ am very much looking forward to going to Japan for the first time . |
| 4 | The WHAM team has now grown to over 350 people and we are pleased to announce that they will all be coming to QP on the first Wednesday in April to lead the business meeting . |
| 5 | There is an old-fashioned quality to these performances which leaves me wishing for something just a little less well-upholstered , although I can imagine anyone coming to Bach for the first time with this recording could well come away with the impression that old LEAVES is quite simply the ‘ bizz ’ , and I for one would not wish to argue with that ! |
| 6 | It was the champions ' first defeat since losing to Hull in the First Division at the start of April — a run of 13 successive victories . |
| 7 | I 'll erm , I 'll venture and , and my parents said yes , that would be alright and so er so I came along and erm of course , it happened that he was in the he was in the forge talking to Hector on the first evening I came and that was how we met . |