Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their husbands objected at first , but soon stopped when the money started coming in and anyway a quarter of the women were on their own , who had been abandoned or divorced . |
| 2 | Scholastic children 's books shine at first half of year |
| 3 | Some animals feed on living plants ; even if no animals come at first they may come later if plants begin to grow in the microhabitat . |
| 4 | Yet in all save one of the cases decided at first instance , the court has held that the surety covenant does not touch and concern the land … |
| 5 | Although lateral eye movements appear at first sight to offer a simple and straightforward way of assessing which hemisphere is active at a given Instant , the evidence relating eye movements to hemisphere function is at present rather insubstantial . |
| 6 | It does n't lay down rigid guidelines to be followed , it just suggests erm penalties for average offences committed by first offenders of average means , and it provides a starting point for magistrates to think about . |
| 7 | The formality of the dining-room furnishings seemed at first to change his mood from ease to starch , but it appeared to me after a short while that he was troubled rather by indecision as to which side I was now on , them or us . |
| 8 | To the novelist , that alteration in domestic mores seems at first sight to have had more significance than the increasing diversity of styles . |
| 9 | Curtis ' incipiently multiracial ideas seemed at first rather startling to some other members of the Round . |
| 10 | Concepts , criteria , definitions , and their implications seem at first just verbal and so a matter of convention or even arbitrary . |
| 11 | Tallying up their invoices , many participants agreed with first time exhibitor Peter Findlay who , when asked if he would ‘ do ’ The Art Show again next year , replied , ‘ I 'd do it again next month ’ . |
| 12 | For most of the time the ‘ Big Bird ’ preferred to sacrifice the flat-out pace of his team-mates for accuracy and control , taking wickets by making the ball swing and cut , and so in Tests was for some years used as first or second change bowler . |
| 13 | Police stated that although the troubles appeared at first to be spontaneous , both left- and right-wing extremists , Islamic fundamentalists and drug dealers had soon moved in . |
| 14 | As London 's largest independent provider of community care we have seen these changes unfold at first hand . |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , I 'm coming , but I 've one or two things to attend to first , ’ she explained . |
| 16 | Peregrine and Charles sped down to join spectators all of whom knew the difficulties presented by first steps in skiing , and who were now gathering to watch their less proficient comrades make fools of themselves . |
| 17 | CONNER PERIPHERALS WARNS OF FIRST QUARTER RESULTS |
| 18 | Finally Matchsticks ducked through first and pulled the woman in , screaming , by her hair . |
| 19 | Treatment centres focus on first things first : alcohol and drugs may cause immediate threat to life itself in some sufferers , as can anorexia or bulimia or other forms of addiction in others . |
| 20 | Stairs rising to first floor with exposed timber bannister . |
| 21 | Stairs rising to first floor . |
| 22 | White friends that I 've got , their mums argued at first , but now they 're just bringing the baby up as their own . |
| 23 | Vamplew has worked out that almost half of the players registered with First Division clubs in 1910 never played a League match . |
| 24 | Tokyo : Prices rose at first after the ruling Liberal Democratic party 's by-election victory but drifted later to close mixed , with the Nikkei average 13.79 points lower at 35,622.97 . |
| 25 | Includes impressive archaeological treasures dating from first arrival of man in Ireland c. 7000 BC until late 17th century . |
| 26 | This afternoon , Kevin Tamati , last seen demonstrating an ability to talk fellow television commentators into submission , finds himself the object of Granada 's broadcast as his new charges look for first points from Leigh . |
| 27 | These are compared and the results used to assess the extent of the total user population ( N ) according to the formula N = Nl x N2/X , where Nl is the number of users identified by first sample , N2 is the number of users identified by second sample , and X is the number of users in N2 previously identified by Nl . |
| 28 | Or miles to go , a good book , a comfy seat and no decisions to make except first sitting or second , beef or sole ( both freshly-cooked ) , red or white ? |
| 29 | The professional competencies required of first and second level nurses are commensurate with the level and duration of initial nurse training , and these are examined more closely in Chapter 7 when discussing changes in nursing practice generally . |
| 30 | Cardiff also went on a points rampage against First Division rivals Maesteg , scoring nine tries in a 55-3 victory . |