Example sentences of "[v-ing] this [noun sg] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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1 | Indeed , I have found that students and businessmen who are using this technique for the first time tend to get confused between the two axes . |
2 | A board beside it bore a specification of the car and an outline of the services offered by Hazards Limited , who were sponsoring this prize for the first player to ace the hole . |
3 | My initial impression , on seeing this guitar for the first time , was that Rockwood have tried very hard to steer away from total Strat clone , whilst keeping all the essential ingredients pretty much to the fore . |
4 | Say that 's population control investment in agricultural infrastructure and technology education and what 's causing this problem in the first place ? |
5 | Marco van Basten , the European Footballer of the Year , gave European champions Milan a timely boost by returning to the squad for training this week for the first time since a cartilage operation on 1 September . |
6 | In fact they were clearly entranced by Hannah — which , it has to be said , is par for the course with everyone meeting this lady for the first time . |
7 | My final choice from last week 's ‘ Independent ’ was the example that provoked me into attempting this subject in the first place . |
8 | ‘ That was something I missed terribly when I retired and doing this race for the first time is a way of replacing it . ’ |
9 | Listen to his way with Chopin 's instruction la melodia tenuta e legata in the E minor , Op. 25 No. 5 , or the urgency ( rather than mere proficiency ) with which the notorious thirds of Op. 25 No. 6 are propelled , and you may well feel that you are hearing this music for the first time . |