Example sentences of "[adv] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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31 | Thus it came about that sealed bids were invited , to be opened by the treasurer at 1 pm. the first day of the Sale . |
32 | Right , first of all I 'd like to apologize for the fact that Alan 's report and my report especially the first half , are very similar . |
33 | Some of them had found making love an enjoyable experience but others talked about how they had found sex an anti-climax , especially the first time . |
34 | At first , this made Lucien nervous , especially the first time he came across a half-clad female sauntering along the sky-lit corridor outside his room on her way to the bathrooms . |
35 | And then Adam had read aloud the first definition : |
36 | Dress code : Adidas tracksuits and shells ( fat laces , of course ) Kangols and Westwood Buffalo hats ( which were quite silly enough the first time round as far as we 're concerned ) . |
37 | It was n't enough the first time , and it wo n't be enough now . ’ |
38 | You heard well enough the first time . ’ |
39 | Presumably one reason why people doing something is they did n't do it enough the first time , or they did n't do it properly , or they did n't do it successfully and therefore they 've got ta keep doing it . |
40 | Indeed it was used to teach such pilots as Flt Sub-Lt Warneford who was awarded a Victoria Cross for shooting down the first Zeppelin . |
41 | Note down the first thoughts that come into your head and follow where they lead ; but do try to answer all the questions . |
42 | This regime , however , did not always guarantee a satisfactory result , as in the case of the tower he added to Wroxton church , Oxfordshire ( 1747–8 ) , the top stage of which rapidly collapsed — as Walpole pointedly reported : ‘ Mr Miller … unluckily once in his life happened to think rather of beauty than of the water-tables , and so it fell down the first winter ’ — but that does not seem to have affected his popularity . |
43 | I walked down the first fairway in a relaxed and peaceful mood , despite my early departure from my bed . |
44 | By trimming down the first act , they kept the pace going , and the second act benefited . |
45 | They had slipped down the First Division , losing five consecutive League matches . |
46 | Crosby is determined to buy this week to halt the Roker slide down the First Division table . |
47 | Then take one step backwards again ( to the ‘ a ’ node ) and down the next route forwards ( to the ‘ c ’ node ) , and so on down the first route from each node , until the end of the graph is again reached ( i.e. the complete candidate string ljaclc ) . |
48 | He ran down the first alleyway he came to , across the next street , over gardens and waste ground , and finally slowed to a stop , listening to the still night . |
49 | She dived down the first alleyway , until she came to the window beside the white door with the red strip on the step . |
50 | Rapidly gulping down the first drink ( or starting on spirits before changing to beer or wine ) may be indicative of craving for the " feel " of alcohol . |
51 | Lisa dived in hungrily , spreading butter and honey on a croissant , and reflecting as she washed down the first bite with coffee that it was even more delicious than it looked . |
52 | I also tracked down the first lieutenant of the submarine and one of the two soldiers carried on board and they confirmed the killings . |
53 | Stephen had turned down the first set of plans out of hand . |
54 | If applying two coats , lightly rub down the first coat when it is dry to form a good key for the second coat . |
55 | Mowed down the first time she left her new baby son |
56 | When Razor went down the first time I was shouting and jumping up and down , ’ she said . |
57 | ‘ I mean , to have a German plane shot down the first time we went up . ’ |
58 | He turned down the first street he came to , turned left , right , left again , he walked down a hill , along an alley , through a deserted square , but still he could n't find one anywhere . |
59 | However , when you lay them down the first card is laid on the M of mutus and the second on the m of nomen . |
60 | When a popular war hero emerged , like Lt William Leefe Robinson , awarded the VC in 1916 for shooting down the first enemy airship over British soil , the jobbing printers , metal benders and celluloid crimpers worked overtime . |