Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After making first animal feed ( korm ) and only later cabbage soup ( shchi ) for the family , she may finally turn to the work that occupies the womenfolk from November until Lent — spinning flax from that blue-flowered , frail-leaved plant plucked by the root in handfuls in the August of 1921 . |
| 2 | DERRY will this year host the Glor na nGael prize-giving presentation after winning first place in a competition to promote Irish in the community . |
| 3 | Jackie Simmonds recounts her experiences of The Artist 's painting trip to Bali , in which she participated after winning first prize in our Art in Nature competition |
| 4 | A BUTCHER 'S shop was devastated by a gas explosion less than 24 hours after winning first prize in a national meat competition . |
| 5 | She also wanted to have a Sunday dinner , whenever possible , in the style of Willis , who followed the bargemen 's custom of serving first sultana pudding with gravy , and then the roast . |
| 6 | where plaintiff recovers costs of suing first plaintiff from second plaintiff they will be taxed on standard basis and not indemnity or solicitor and client basis . |
| 7 | ‘ For anyone who is considering joining the police becoming a Special is an ideal way of getting first hand experience of the job , ’ said SC Barker . |
| 8 | ‘ For anyone who is considering joining the police becoming a Special is an ideal way of getting first hand experience of the job , ’ said SC Barker . |
| 9 | Dr Coué , who , in the nineteenth century proclaimed the virtue of saying first thing every morning and regularly thereafter that , ‘ Every day , in every way I 'm getting better and better ’ , is enjoying a great revival . |
| 10 | EARLY BOOKING will improve your chances of obtaining first choice allocations and tickets will be despatched as soon as possible . |
| 11 | Mrs Theresa Murphy , the Mayor 's wife , had , by dint of playing first violin in the local amateur orchestra , established herself as one of the cultural leaders of Tollemarche . |
| 12 | The final victory , though , belonged to the band 's drummers and drum sergeant Gordan Parkes with took first place in Grade 1 , drumming on Antante DTS 4 Drums . |
| 13 | It is for this reason that the CNAA , in approving first degree courses , whose numbers have expanded two-fold since 1974 , has been at pains to devise what it regards as more intellectually vigorous programmes than was the case with the Dip.AD . |
| 14 | In 1878 The Royal Agricultural Society reported in their journal : ‘ This farm , in fact , has all the requisites of a prize farm , and we had therefore very great pleasure in awarding First Prize ( in all England ) to Mr Long who will , we feel certain , consider it a recognition of the untiring industry shown by himself and his wife in the management of this pretty little farm … the arable land is cultivated like a garden , being wonderfully free from weeds . |
| 15 | For the time being , the Dutch succeeded in retaining first place in Asian and African trade and were able to retain what was perhaps the largest share in the transit traffic to Spanish America . |
| 16 | He never lost touch with chess though , and on resuming active competition in 1931 he won the Western Open , before taking first prize against Capablanca , the great Cuban player , at a tournament at Margate . |
| 17 | The car quivers in well-bred anticipation as Dominique adjusts the mirrors and touches up her lipstick before engaging first gear and dashing off down Sloane Street from her Knightsbridge flat . |
| 18 | For taking first place in Category 1 , the Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund received a prize of £1,000 . |
| 19 | Commenting on storming first quarter figures ( page five ) Autodesk Inc , Sausalito , California says the improvement was primarily due to continued strong worldwide demand for AutoCad Release 12 , especially in the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions — revenues in the Far East rose more than 25% compared with the year earlier , while revenues in the Americas rose more than 50% . |
| 20 | Ardiles is also close to persuading first choice ‘ keeper , Stuart Naylor , to sign a new contract after he initially rejected a one year deal . |
| 21 | I took this to be a dream of fear of exposure due to approaching First Night , but Amy looked it up in her Dictionary of Dreams under ‘ defecate ’ ( sorry about that ) and she said it meant a huge windfall ( that too ) . |
| 22 | On entering first field keep forward along right edge . |
| 23 | John Byrne says … he 's looking forward to playing first team football again and has still got a lot of goals left in him |
| 24 | Most of the houses sell for around 60,000 pounds … and keen pricing seems to be the key to attracting first time buyers : |
| 25 | The PROFITBOSS ensures that resolving customer complaints and selling on have first claim on his own personal time and attention . |
| 26 | Returning to Falmouth Street in his new acquisition — and already encountering some resistance to engaging first gear — Harry listed in his mind the excellent reasons for buying a car . |
| 27 | With Botha calling the shots the ‘ Boks demonstrated their strength at running first phase possession by scoring late tries through Gerber ( 2 ) and Muller before the clock curtailed their late assault . |
| 28 | On holidays featuring British Airways flights , you can make your holiday even more special by flying First Class or Club World — please call our Reservations Department for details . |
| 29 | Perhaps the point can be best brought out by considering first authority as it functions in one , not untypical , context . |
| 30 | SKIPPER Huw Woodland has dealt Maesteg a blow by joining First Division rivals Neath . |