Example sentences of "[v-ing] the [noun sg] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Building the cost into the first part of the proceedings , so that the cost was recovered as part of the original action , would hardly be practicable . |
| 2 | Often a successful project is followed by another , building the foundation of the first . |
| 3 | In chapter six of Emendatio Vitae he says that man must either be burnt in this life with the fire of God 's love and of tribulation ( the last being a means to proving the strength of the first ) or , after this life , bitterly in hell — a perception that Eliot transposes into a modern idiom in Little Gidding : We only live , only suspire Consumed by either fire or fire . |
| 4 | When using the machine for the first time , the manufacturers advise that the machine should be filled to capacity and then emptied , before re-filling and stripping . |
| 5 | Jack for one never forgave himself for encouraging the venture in the first place . |
| 6 | The claim of the second is a reason against accepting the claim of the first only when the two authorities are incompatible , as are the claims of two governments to be legitimate governments of one country . |
| 7 | ‘ I still do n't understand why the Milettis did n't try and stop-you handling the investigation in the first place if they feel so strongly about you . ’ |
| 8 | The door behind the piano leads onto the landing of the upper hall , completing the tour of the first floor . |
| 9 | Turakina behaved as if she was seeing the offworlder for the first time . |
| 10 | He had often imagined seeing the enemy for the first time , but it was strange how very commonplace and yet how exciting this baptism was . |
| 11 | It 's usual to hang ceiling paper parallel with the main window in the room , but if you 're tackling the job for the first time and the room is noticeably shorter in one dimension , you may find it easier to manage shorter lengths and hang it the other way . |
| 12 | Obviously it may be too early to answer some of these questions fully , but the fact that I , in common with the majority of arts teachers working in secondary schools in this country , have been grappling with the very difficult process of assessing , marking and moderating the work of the first batch of pupils to take the GCSE examination will , I believe , give added force to some of the things I intend to say . |
| 13 | This ‘ residual charge ’ can be a hazard if you are careless when opening the packaging for the first time . |
| 14 | The Information Memorandum was the very thing which made the Purchaser interested in acquiring the Business in the first place . |
| 15 | Climbing the hill for the first time Whiggie Geo dropped back and Bradley decided to try to make the rest of the running . |
| 16 | However , by applying the theory in the first instance to a complex situation the limitations of the software being used were highlighted , from which the obvious conclusions could be drawn . |
| 17 | With Liverpool manager Graeme Souness starting a five-match UEFA touchline ban for abusing the referee in the first leg , their 1992 European campaign has produced a catalogue of disasters for a club once feared across the continent . |
| 18 | A limited quantity of our souvenir booklet detailing the history of the first 25 Festivals is still available from the Festival Booking Office , price £2.95 . |
| 19 | We have reviewed the information set out on pages … detailing the quality of the first and second class letter service for 1990/91 . |
| 20 | With few exceptions , such as franchising in hotels and fast foods , where the service can be ‘ packaged ’ and transferred to a third party under stringent conditions of control , most service firms find that they require equity control to ‘ internalise ’ the gains and recoup the high costs of developing the network in the first place . |
| 21 | By the end of the War , the Nouvelle Revue Française people realised their mistake in refusing the novel in the first place , and with that erm commercial acumen which I think still characterises that particular publishing house , they now quickly obtained exclusive publication rights . |
| 22 | Seconding the crackline on the first pitch of Snicker Snack , Gable Crag ( Al Phizacklea ) . |
| 23 | Writing the cheque for the first term 's fees was wonderful therapy . |
| 24 | This was an interlocutory hearing so no final decision was taken but the judge thought that there was an arguable case that the list of mnemonics was protected by copyright because of the work in designing the controller in the first place . |
| 25 | Mr. Atkinson 's letter suggests that the initial judicial view is the only view on tariff which he thinks is relied upon for fixing the date of the first review . |
| 26 | ‘ An order under section 61(1) that the third , fourth and fifth defendants and each of them pay such sum as the court thinks fit to the plaintiffs or alternatively into court or alternatively to each and every investor who was a party to a transaction referred to in paragraph 30 or alternatively to each and every investor who was a party to a transaction referred to in paragraph 31 in such manner as the court may direct or alternatively that they take such other steps as the court may direct for the purpose of remedying the contravention by the first defendant of sections 47 and 57 . |
| 27 | The switch from almost ignoring the issue in the first week to so much concentration in the third should have had some effect upon the public . |
| 28 | In this chapter , the commentators began in classic style by putting up their metaphorical feet , pulling the ring from the first can of Heineken , and settling down to enjoy a good , oldfashioned massacre . |
| 29 | You can test this by turning the sound down the first time you look at the programme . |
| 30 | There 'd been pink wine , Rose Anjou 1969 on the label , celebrating the completion of the first half of his father 's book on the shore lark . |