Example sentences of "be [vb pp] at the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those results would suggest that the other tumours were in fact new tumours , rather than persistent tumours which had been missed at the first cystoscopy . |
| 2 | I revised a relatively brief article in line with the referees ' comments only to receive a new set of comments which raised points that could have been made at the first submission . |
| 3 | In a few areas a detailed election manifesto has been adopted at the first meeting of a newly elected council as a basis for council policies ( Fudge 1981 ) . |
| 4 | The guide provides three simple checklists of what information should be given at the first appointment , during and at the end of the case . |
| 5 | Otherwise , the cursor will be placed at the first field which does not satisfy either of the above two conditions . |
| 6 | In the case of a buy-out , disclosure should be made at the first board meeting at which the proposed buy-out is considered , and should be made to the full board and not to a committee of it . |
| 7 | Water conditions can be corrected at the first sign of any trouble with far less chance of an annoying , expensive and let's face it , cruel loss in the tank . |
| 8 | Pink tablets to be taken at the first sign of symptoms and Yellow tablets that only need to be taken if symptoms persist . |
| 9 | Had the hernia been strangulated , action would have had to be taken at the first sign of trouble . |
| 10 | At any moment hell would break loose , and poor Morris ( my Dad ) would be battered at the first onslaught . |
| 11 | The grades shown above for course requirement purposes should normally be obtained at the first attempt , but the Selection Committee may waive this requirement in exceptional cases , eg mature students showing academic ability and strong motivation , or on compassionate grounds . |
| 12 | With the Second Ballot the winning candidate must poll more than half the votes to be elected at the first ballot . |
| 13 | ( 6 ) The members of a licensing board for a district or licensing division of a district shall be elected at the first meeting of the district council held after the ordinary election of that council in 1977 and , in the case of subsequent elections , of those members : ( a ) except in so far as paragraph ( b ) below otherwise provides , at the first meeting of the council held after each Subsequent ordinary election of the council ; and ( b ) where a determination under subsection ( 3 ) above is made ( whether or not at such meeting of the council as is mentioned in paragraph ( a ) above ) , either : ( i ) at the meeting at which the determination is made ; or ( ii ) at the first meeting of the council held after such meeting as is mentioned in sub-paragraph ( i ) above . |
| 14 | In the case of a licensing board for a district or division of a district , the members were to be elected at the first meeting of the district council after its ordinary election in 1977 and thereafter after every ordinary election . |
| 15 | Suppose that an anti-Conservative voter could know his first-preference candidate had been eliminated at the first count , and how other anti-Conservative candidates had fared . |
| 16 | The Chairman 's vice chairman 's and treasurer 's posts , not filled at the A.G.M. were filled at the first meeting of the new session 1991 — 1992 as follows ; Dr. A. J. Watson chairman ; G. W. Davidson , vice chairman and Mrs. P. Fisher , treasurer . |
| 17 | The Chairman 's vice chairman 's and treasurer 's posts , not filled at the A.G.M. were filled at the first meeting of the new session 1991–1992 as follows ; Dr. A. J. Watson chairman ; G. W. Davidson , vice chairman and Mrs. P. Fisher , treasurer . |
| 18 | In the autumn of 1852 he photographed in Russia , and the results were shown at the first exhibition of photography at the Society of Arts , when he gave the address . |
| 19 | True to form we were disqualified at the first change-over between David and me . |
| 20 | These problems were discussed at the first meeting of the Montreal Protocol Parties in Helsinki in May 1989 . |
| 21 | This is a test case for him and he 's fallen at the first hurdle . |
| 22 | Where notification is given at the first stage , but not in accordance with the procedures laid down for the first stage , you shall not be disentitled to SSP for that day for that reason only . |
| 23 | Their argument can be illustrated by assuming that in an STV constituency election the sole Green candidate is eliminated at the first count . |
| 24 | Slowly the picture changes , and doubt is conceived at the first moment when ‘ thank you ’ is superfluous . |
| 25 | However , CODESA II , which brought together the government , ANC and 17 other organizations , ended in deadlock and delegates failed to adopt any of the reports of the five working parties which had been established at the first CODESA session in December 1991 [ see pp. 38662-63 ; 38705 ] . |
| 26 | In situations like this , it was not our practice or the practice of Labov 's fieldworkers in Philadelphia to interrupt proceedings in order to renegotiate permission to record ; in Belfast such permission was sought at the first contact with each household . |
| 27 | Official spokespeople claim the band had not planned to perform on the night , although NME 's source said : ‘ They were definitely going to do the gig , but it was pulled at the first sign of the news breaking . ’ |
| 28 | The receiver was snatched at the first ring and Massingham 's disciplined impatience came across as strongly as his voice . |
| 29 | He was elected at the first count , Ruari Quinn at the fifteenth . |