Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Third World new nations were flexing their muscles for the first time . |
| 2 | After scattering his drives throughout the first three rounds , he began to find the fairways . |
| 3 | In approximately one hour she would be getting her chops round the first succulent mouthful of Chicken Thallium . |
| 4 | MANY churches were focusing their prayers on the first Sunday of December to guide them in their response to AIDS . |
| 5 | ‘ See you 're doing your rounds with the first night presents . ’ |
| 6 | Her frozen surprise made him pause at the door , a gleam of amusement touching his eyes for the first time . |
| 7 | For many , the thought of leaving their parents for the first time left them subdued . |
| 8 | Frantz Fanon , who was there , related : ‘ Dr Nkrumah made a point of receiving our delegates among the first . |
| 9 | The next day we spent the forenoon ashore at Smeerenburg looking at the remains of the old Dutch whaling-station , and setting our feet for the first time on the Spitsbergen tundra . |
| 10 | Mock interviews and tape-recording answers will pay handsome dividends at the interview itself when you would otherwise find yourself practising your answers for the first time . |