Example sentences of "they [vb base] [verb] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are few things more obstructive to the composing impulse than those word books children queue up with , or those erasers they use to correct the first spelling mistake , often in the first word . |
| 2 | And they have to deposit the first year 's payment at the clinic as soon as they arrive . |
| 3 | And they have to deposit the first year 's payment to the clinic as soon as they arrive . |
| 4 | They have reached the first round for the fifth successive year , although once admitted they initially quailed like nervous party-goers . |
| 5 | They have reached the first round for the fifth successive year , although once admitted they initially quailed like nervous party-goers . |
| 6 | On their first Christmas Day without mum , Princes William and Harry proved that they have learned the first lesson of royal duty . |
| 7 | If the trainees have come to this point successfully they have mastered the first objective of Goal 1 ; they now have good problem definition skills . |