Example sentences of "by [verb] [prep] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Lawrence E. Walsh , the special prosecutor in charge of the Iran-contra investigation , responded to the move by suggesting for the first time that Bush was a " subject " of his inquiry . |
2 | Tit for Tat begins by cooperating on the first move and thereafter simply copies the previous move of the other player . |
3 | The behaviour alleged under – above would amount to a matrimonial offence , while the circumstances covered by amount to the first recognition in England of a right of divorce by mutual consent . |
4 | He even lost his Rothmans Grand Prix title by losing in the first round to world No 52 , Welshman Tony Chappel , while in the grip of fear . |
5 | Just by glancing at the first chapter of the book you feel a sort of ‘ zing ’ that brings them together , so much so that one could never rate one higher than the other . |
6 | In a news conference on Nov. 9 , however , the Philippine spokesman Rafael M. Alunan appeared to indicate a softening of the government 's stance by differentiating for the first time between " sovereign control " and " operational control " , noting that Philippine personnel would not be fully ready to take over the bases by 1991 and that US personnel would be needed to operate them under Philippine sovereignty for a transitional period . |
7 | Having raised the hopes of friend and foe alike — and especially of Iraqis , witness the ecstatic scenes in Baghdad last week — by agreeing for the first time to contemplate withdrawal from Kuwait , he was unwilling to commit himself unequivocally . |