Example sentences of "being [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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1 | FREE toothbrushes are being given out to the first 400 visitors to an exhibition encouraging people to brush up on dental hygiene . |
2 | We 're quite good at rearing them these days but even so their chances are hugely reduced by being picked up in the first place |
3 | A gene ca n't affect the wiring up of a brain unless there is a brain being wired up in the first place . |
4 | There wo n't be a brain being wired up in the first place , unless there is a complete developing embryo . |
5 | But after being knocked out in the first round of the English Derby the dog injured a hind muscle and was out of action for a long time . |
6 | Moore 's England props , Paul Rendall and Jeff Probyn , belatedly return for Wasps , at home to Blackheath , after being left out of the first two First Division games . |