Example sentences of "[prep] this [noun sg] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | For this favourite first course , you need to select , and keep refreshed and cool , a strong lettuce like a frisé . |
| 2 | However it took place , micro-fossils indicate that cells of this complexity first appeared about 1200 million years ago — say early September in the year of life . |
| 3 | When archaic figures of this type first became known they were called ‘ Apollo ’ , and it may be that they have an early association with his worship , but certainly not all can represent him and the non-committal ‘ kouros ’ is preferable . |
| 4 | The public of this ex-country first learned about the treasure on 4 March 1990 , when Emilio Marin , Director of the Archaeological Museum in Split , published his article about the silver treasure that ‘ could have been found in Yugoslavia ’ . |
| 5 | Obviously , SHe 'd have to ratbelly hir way out of this place first , if only to get Malamute on his own . |
| 6 | • A version of this article first appeared in Caterer & Hotelkeeper 's sister publication Baking Update . |
| 7 | You must know the feeling of this meeting first must n't you ? |
| 8 | Had he put into this bay first , then come up past the house and , finding it open , taken the key ? |
| 9 | If you want to label people modernizers , we got there in this union first . |
| 10 | I shall in this chapter first look at the biblical material . |
| 11 | I think it convenient in this judgment first to set out the salient facts of the case , as found by the judge , and then to consider the authorities from which must be extracted the principles of law and equity to be applied to the facts . |
| 12 | Cobbett indicates that , at least in Kent , the working class was not yet reconciled to exchanging a cottage on earth for a mansion in heaven : ‘ they appeared to me to be thinking much more about getting houses for themselves in this world first : just to see a little before they entered , or endeavoured to enter , or even thought much about , those ‘ houses ’ of which the parson was speaking ; houses with pig-styes and little snug gardens attached to them , together with all the other domestic and conjugal circumstances . ’ |
| 13 | The effects of allowing or inhibiting entry are examined in this section first by investigating the plausibility of completely free entry , then by seeing whether firms can adopt policies to guard against entry . |
| 14 | If , for instance , the therapist believes that the client 's marital problems are undermining their confidence and feelings of security , and it is this that prevents the client from achieving other tasks , then the therapist 's endeavours should be aimed at this problem first . |