Example sentences of "this [modal v] [vb infin] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they voice this concern to the general practitioner or health visitor this may result in the first step being taken in the identification of a visual problem , but unfortunately there can be instances in which the defective vision is not detected until the child has a pre-school medical . |
| 2 | Besides the Foundation stories , Asimov 's best known book was probably his second , I , Robot ( 1950 ) , in which he promulgated three unalterable ‘ Laws of Robotics ’ — first , that a robot may not harm a human being , or , through inaction , allow a human being to come to harm ; secondly , that a robot must obey the orders of a human being , except when this would conflict with the first law ; and thirdly , that a robot must protect itself , except when this would conflict with the first and second laws . |
| 3 | Besides the Foundation stories , Asimov 's best known book was probably his second , I , Robot ( 1950 ) , in which he promulgated three unalterable ‘ Laws of Robotics ’ — first , that a robot may not harm a human being , or , through inaction , allow a human being to come to harm ; secondly , that a robot must obey the orders of a human being , except when this would conflict with the first law ; and thirdly , that a robot must protect itself , except when this would conflict with the first and second laws . |
| 4 | Within the next 18 months to two years , this will change as the first wave of line cards are installed that support ISDN directly , with the result that residential customers should get a more enthusiastic response when they enquire about the technology . |
| 5 | This will ship during the first quarter of this year . |
| 6 | This will establish for the first time a knowledge of the process by which characteristic feature of the modern metropolis emerged . |