Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] the first [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The seminars , which will be held in Dundee and Glasgow , will focus on the second phase of general SVQs , though they may also include workshops for centres wanting to pilot the first batch of awards for the first time . |
| 2 | I SUPPOSE a lot of people are waiting to greet the first cuckoo of spring , but I was looking forward to the first hedgehog of spring . |
| 3 | We are only just beginning to see the first stirrings of a new debate on industry 's competitiveness . |
| 4 | Mr Orbach said the company was ‘ beginning to hear the first sounds of improved trading conditions from some customers , ’ which could mean growth in 1992 . |
| 5 | By Spain , Jackie was beginning to feel the first twinges of the ulcer which was to hamper him for some time and keep him out of racing properly — and out of Belgium altogether — until July . |
| 6 | Late roses tumbled over stone walls , Michaelmas daisies and chrysanthemums provided bright patches of colour , and the trees that surrounded the village were beginning to show the first hint of the glowing autumn colours still to come . |
| 7 | If you were skilled the card flew to the back of the pavement and the next player threw , trying to cover the first card with his . |
| 8 | The term he had spent at school trying to understand the first thing about physics had been wasted . |
| 9 | Courtaulds Aerospace at Littleborough in the UK is hoping to become the first business in its industry to gain an award under the new Investors in People scheme which recognises training to national standards . |
| 10 | Joanne Conway , who is hoping to become the first woman for more than 20 years to win five successive titles , made a strong start at the Skate Electic British championships in Basingstoke . |
| 11 | In a package to be put before the clubs , the League 's governing body are proposing to increase the First Division from 14 to 16 teams . |