Example sentences of "[pron] first [noun] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each week I continued and with Molly and Peggy Secord as my first Medau teachers , I was hooked on this form of rhythmic movement . |
| 2 | With two of my first graduate students to work on the chick , I went on to explore some of the more detailed biochemistry of these changes . |
| 3 | The size of the brood was only six fish but as these were my first Cardinal Tetras I treated them as a normal spawning , with partial weekly water changes . |
| 4 | ‘ Would it surprise you to know that in the five years since I first set eyes on you , I have not looked seriously at another woman ? |
| 5 | I do not want to be harsh , but when I first set eyes on him I knew the type at once : the big , gangling provincial , so eager and relieved to find himself at last in artistic circles . |
| 6 | ‘ I remember when I first set eyes on you at that cocktail party and I thought , In spite of her dark flowing hair and her Mediterranean beauty she has a bite about her that can only be British . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've wanted to make love to you since I first set eyes on you . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It was the first bit of luck I 'd had since I first set eyes on you . |
| 9 | Schedule I First Mortgage Debentures |
| 10 | From northern Europe the routes into Central Switzerland , both road and rail , come via either Basel or Zurich and their first lakeside destinations are either in the neighbourhood of Luzern or in that of Brunnen . |
| 11 | Atherton and DeFreitas , too , make their first Test appearances of the tour and the Lancashire pair will be keen to make up for lost time . |
| 12 | Bombay boys Kambli , Amre and Sachin Tendulkar totalled 359 runs between them in their first Test appearances on their home ground . |
| 13 | In spite of William 's immediate miss that allowed Hudson his second escape , the West Indies still made up some ground when Kenneth Benjamin and Jimmy Adams acquired their first Test wickets just before tea through cut shots that were edged to Lara at first slip ; Peter Kirsten off Benjamin , a powerfully-built fast bowler with a method not unlike Colin Croft 's in the wide angle of delivery , and Hansie Cronje to the fourth ball from Adams , whose left-arm spin had been restricted to seven wicketless overs all season . |
| 14 | However , a letter is sent out to newly qualified drivers advising they have a qualified instructor with them for their first motorway trips . |
| 15 | ( At Lasham I estimated about 1 in 400 people making their first glider flights were very sensitive to low ‘ g ’ . ) |
| 16 | They are unlikely to find easy pickings at Hillsborough , Wednesday having just won at Forest and with King and Sheridan making their first home appearances . |
| 17 | VUPP had nearly 13% of first preference votes and 18% of seats , the equivalent of four more seats than the ten which their first preference votes would appear to warrant . |
| 18 | But UUUC voters were not so persuaded and their first preference votes varied from 2,609 for McNarry ( Un ) to 11,958 for Craig ( VUPP ) . |
| 19 | The range of SDLP first preferences was fairly close , that is , from 6,657 to 9,730 which suggests that steps may have been taken to persuade SDLP voters to spread their first preference votes as nearly equally as possible between the three candidates . |
| 20 | Diabetic subjects and their first degree relatives form a suitable population in which to examine the relation between birth weight and the development of impaired glucose tolerance and non-insulin dependent diabetes . |
| 21 | Some realized that their first year savings were intrinsically ‘ once only ’ : ‘ We ca n't go generic every year , ’ said one lead clinician . |
| 22 | The downpour during the final session ruined the chances of a number of riders , including McWilliams , to improve upon their first session times . |
| 23 | MINERS at Monktonhall colliery have received their first pay cheques for almost two months but uncertainty continues to surround the pit 's future , writes Marcello Mega . |
| 24 | They may pay a high price for their few years of glory with injury problems in later life and will probably never enjoy the relative prosperity of their first working years again . |
| 25 | But win Norwich did and they have since gone on to preserve their First Division lives and reach the FA Cup semi-finals . |
| 26 | Second Division Plymouth , unbeaten at home all season , dominated their First Division opponents . |
| 27 | ITV 's viewing figures are low because their First Division games are screened only in certain regions — but their choice last Sunday , Charlton 's goal-less draw with Birmingham , was a turn-off . |
| 28 | Lathwell , left-hander Graham Thorpe and fast bowler Andrew Caddick are the exciting new kids on the block , all of them awaiting their first England appearances . |
| 29 | On that basis , we could still win the World Cup by giving 11 newcomers their first England caps . |
| 30 | ( After their first mention candidates will be designated by the first letter(s) of their surnames . ) |