Example sentences of "be take [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pink tablets to be taken at the first sign of symptoms and Yellow tablets that only need to be taken if symptoms persist . |
| 2 | Had the hernia been strangulated , action would have had to be taken at the first sign of trouble . |
| 3 | Extractive hay or silage crops should not be taken in the first year , although the ley may be topped if necessary . |
| 4 | The Treasury instructed the Inland Revenue to obtain information from California-based companies in the UK on the probable impact of retaliatory measures which would be taken in the first instance against them if the US Government fails to resolve the continued burden of unitary tax on foreign-owned companies in the state by the end of the year . |
| 5 | If there is a potential claim of this sort , for example for late delivery or mishandling an order , action will often be taken in the first instance by the exchange , as guarantor of market standards . |
| 6 | Normally courses in three subjects are taken in the first year and , commonly , these are followed by second courses in at least two of the subjects in the second year . |
| 7 | Three subject courses are taken in the first year , two or three in the second and one or two in the third to make seven in all . |
| 8 | Saddam Hussein 's decision , in compliance with UN Resolutions 664 , 667 and 674 [ see pp. 37639 ; 37759 ] , was cautiously welcomed by US President Bush , who emphasized , however , that " no single hostage should have been taken in the first place " . |
| 9 | A joint enterprise with the Co-operative Wholesale Society , such was the prestige of the WTA 's reputation and the skill of the promotional machine that 5,000 bookings were taken in the first year , at prices two-thirds those of Billy Butlin , who had opened his second camp at Clacton the previous year . |
| 10 | The course is of three years ' duration ( or four years if the American Studies strand is taken after the first year ) . |
| 11 | The salute was taken by the First Sea Lord , Admiral Sir Benjamin Bathurst , Lord Sterling , the President of the Chamber of Shipping , Edmund Vestey and the Lord Mayor of Liverpool . |