Example sentences of "not [verb] [verb] [art] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We , at any rate , are not going to fire the first shot . |
| 2 | Then , both of them a little awkward , a little shy , not liking to make the first move , the Shotterys had walked together down the path , away from the little group at the church porch . |
| 3 | If the coin had not been put in , the bar would not have come out-the first thing was required for the second . |
| 4 | Present day rent free periods can be up to a year or even longer , and the tenant will not wish to make the first payment of rent on the date of the lease where the Rent Commencement Date is 12 months hence . |
| 5 | On the entertainments side er , last year of course we had that one-off benefit with not having to absorb the first quarter 's loss and this year the er first quarter was pretty disastrous because we had an er er an er amalgamation of , of A the Gulf War B the recession and in London I R A bombing and that really stopped tourists coming to London from overseas and from the rest of the U K. But I 'm pleased to say that er we , we 're coming back very strongly and for instance in July at virtually all of our centres attendances were either up to last year very nearl very nearly up to last year or ahead of last year and er at Chessington our revenue was thirteen and a half percent up on last year which I think justifies our investment there . |
| 6 | He was showing off , as is the way with adolescent boys in the first flush of manhood ( let he who has not sinned throw the first stone ) , and , as is the way with adolescent boys in the first flush of manhood , he slipped and fell in the pool — collapse of stout party etc . |
| 7 | The hon. Gentleman does not seem to have the first idea of what happens at Social Affairs Councils . |
| 8 | You do n't want to spend the first morning of your honeymoon trying to re-do it yourself , so it is probably as well to stick to something simple . |
| 9 | She was wanting to describe the nature of the malai government but did n't want to use the first words which came to mind , which were ‘ military dictatorship ’ . |
| 10 | She did n't appear to mind the first time . |