Example sentences of "give [adv prt] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't give up at the first mistake ; ask God to forgive you and help you to start all over again . |
| 2 | Many give up at the first hurdle before discovering the eventual and significant rewards . ’ |
| 3 | No partnership has a guarantee of happiness , and if you give up at the first hint of discord you 'll never find the rewards a mature and honest relationship can bring . |
| 4 | ALTHOUGH 63 per cent of new mothers breastfeed their babies , 15 per cent give up in the first week after birth , according to a survey by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys . |
| 5 | We prefer to distribute these on a sessional basis , rather than all together in a book form which is given out in the first session , as individual handouts seem to focus attention on the specific issue under discussion . |
| 6 | Alban Berg 's Piano Sonata Op. 1 comprises a single long movement ; it is almost continuously melodic , yet virtually the whole piece seems to be derived from rhythmic cells given out in the first phrase : Notice how cells a and c are really the same , c being an augmentation of a . |
| 7 | He made a show of pursuit , but gave up at the first intersection , returning to Jude breathless . |
| 8 | W that bit we gave up after the First World War but we made er we did make some of these er patented things that they had in the Second World War . |
| 9 | Also in 1990 , 15pc of mothers gave up in the first week , and 38pc by the sixth , compared with 14pc in the first week and 39pc by week six in 1985 . |