Example sentences of "[conj] [to-vb] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the context of a general discussion of Nicholas I 's attitude towards non-Russians ( both inside and outside the empire ) , it is more important to note the sheer complexity of Caucasian affairs than to grade the first Viceroy 's performance . |
| 2 | It is left to the reader to plot these points on figure 10.3 , and to connect the first and third . |
| 3 | I was determined to see the world 's first dawn , and to greet the first people on the planet — true Pacific people at that — who were planning to take a stab at their day . |
| 4 | His major contribution was undoubtedly to undertake , jointly with ( Sir ) Thomas Thorpe [ q.v. ] , a series of magnetic surveys of the British Isles ( 1883–92 ) which significantly advanced contemporary interpretation methods ; and to obtain the first measurements of the magnetic susceptibility of rocks ( 1890–8 ) . |
| 5 | Later , she and Gosling were able to demonstrate conclusively what this relation was , and to provide the first analytical demonstration of the correctness of the Watson–Crick model . |
| 6 | Even when all intended partners of the new firm have indicated assent it will still be necessary to establish some order of seniority and to select the first senior partner : though joint senior partners are not unknown , the better arrangement may be for some restriction to be put upon the time that office is held by any one individual so that by rotating it between the participating firms a reasonable balance is achieved . |
| 7 | The aim of the exercise is to begin to discover why you relate to written language in the way you do and to trigger the first probings into your own , unique way of understanding yourself and your world . |
| 8 | The parliamentary session closed on 29th July , without any further progress being made , but on 4th August , Hall and Hunt met Cornewall Lewis and Trevelyan to obtain the Government 's approval for a competition , and to seek the first steps towards acquiring the land . |
| 9 | Outside facilitators worked with the committee to look at current staff development issues in the University and to take the first steps in producing a new strategy paper on Staff Development Policy for the University . |
| 10 | Dippers begin to sing and to stake out their linear territories as early as November ; to display and pair in January ; and to lay the first of two — or three — clutches of eggs before the end of March . |
| 11 | What sort of man … this letter business did n't ring true at all … that they had taken the two girls and released one could simply mean a problem of identification , although even that was unlikely , but to send a first message before the parents had time to become frantic , possibly before they even knew … the whole thing could be a hoax , and yet the girl 's condition … a hoax gone wrong ! |
| 12 | The fact that family circumstances gave the school-leaver little option but to take the first available work , and the highest paid , was appreciated by exchange officials . |
| 13 | The company was undecided whether to adopt the First In First Out ( FIFO ) basis of stock valuation or the Last In First Out ( LIFO ) basis of stock valuation . |