Example sentences of "[adj] [art] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Continuation of inflation at this kind of rate would cause the whole problem to recur in that the value of gold stocks , at the new fixed price , would be regarded as insufficient in relation to the rising value of trade , and speculation on a further gold price rise , against the dollar , would redouble ( as it would have been proved so profitable the first time ) . |
| 2 | A professional photographer 's livelihood is dependent on getting it right the first time and most are members of either the Master Photographers Association or the British Institute of Professional Photography . |
| 3 | It is much cheaper to spend a little longer thinking about them beforehand and getting them right the first time rather than the second , third or fourth time around . |
| 4 | Bombed as we were , we got that sonofabitch right the first time , I 'll tell you . |
| 5 | Much more cost effective is n't it if things to be done once rather than have to do reading them two or three times and generally the reason that things are repeated a number of times is that perhaps people are not really quite sure or not that that are systems , yet productivity the better trained people are people who can do things , get it right the first time and they can do more work ca n't they than somebody else you are not having to pick it up as the manager responsible and put mistakes right . |
| 6 | ‘ If I were you I 'd get it right the first time . ’ |
| 7 | I did n't really think I should advise , except to say , ‘ I got it right last time I did it — I hope you get it right the first time you do it ’ . |
| 8 | Who would have dreamed she would be so fiery the first time ? |
| 9 | Maggie pushed her way through the swinging plate-glass doors and as usual the first thing she saw was a giant mock-up of the front of the magazine , glossy , colourful and slightly daunting , the name magnified out of proportion : QUERY ! |
| 10 | " He kept telling me I could n't get pregnant the first time , but I did . " |
| 11 | This birdie on the 4th helped her complete the first round just two over . |
| 12 | went wrong the first time do you ? |
| 13 | If there was anything unpleasant the first thing in the boys ' minds was ‘ not to worry mother ’ . |
| 14 | It may be alarmed the first time a bit is put in its mouth , or saddle is put on its back , or it 's girthed up , or mounted , but this anxiety can be ‘ undone ’ or prevented altogether by making sure that the horse is not hurt and by rewarding the horse at the same time . |
| 15 | But when you first started when you 're not quite sure what 's happening you ca n't be expected to be perfect the first time you have a go at something can you . |
| 16 | Simon Preston 's DG Archiv version with the English Concert remains preferable , but Robert King evens the balance by providing as an extra the first period performance of Handel 's Royal Fireworks Music to use the full complement of instruments that Handel demanded . |
| 17 | James Boswell in the eighteenth century was generally impotent the first time he slept with women of his own class , though in sex with lower-class girls he could easily prove his manhood . |
| 18 | More like a volcano erupting than a steam engine blowing its top , Nick always said , but he was touchy about it because it made him sick the first time . |
| 19 | In Jackson v. Rotax Motor and Cycle Co. ( 1910 C.A. ) the buyer accepted as satisfactory the first delivery of motor horns but claimed to reject the later deliveries because they were not of merchantable quality . |
| 20 | Available in either black or white the first thing you notice about this guitar is that sitting down and playing it is practically impossible ; it 's worse than a Flying V in that respect . |
| 21 | It 's likely the first life would be the man . |
| 22 | Kelly had another good match , Strachan was superb , Wallace was my Man of the Match , Deane caused them problems all night , McAllister Speed and batty were good the first half , but Speed especially seemed to drop out of the game in the second half . |
| 23 | ‘ Anyway , when I found out how well-known he was , I made sure the first spot was very organised . |
| 24 | Most people feel homesick the first time they leave home , no matter how old they are . |
| 25 | It was probably effective the first time , but now it is looked on as a desperate move , a last ditch attempt to gain attention . |
| 26 | Was it not significant that — even following the Welsh songs and with the Welsh anthem to follow — when Her Royal Highness , The Princess of Wales , was introduced to the teams before the recent Wales versus France international the first lines of God Save the Queen were marred by an outbreak of hissing and booing ? |
| 27 | Almost a century later there were five thousand Salvationists in sixty five centres , still battling against the poverty and disease which had so concerned the first arrivals . |
| 28 | The long awaited guide to the Ormes , by Steve Meyers , has appeared , but one marvels at the arrogance of a publisher who can not be bothered to credit in full the first ascent teams . |
| 29 | She was so startled the first time that she said to it : ‘ How nice to see you , my lord . ’ |
| 30 | Moore warned just how physical the first meeting between the teams since 1984 could become , adding to fears that Botha could bury England with an avalanche of carelessly conceded penalties . |