Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] [pron] first " in BNC.

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1 This came as something of a surprise , for nothing Victor Saunders had told me about the Priut refuge quite prepared me for my first sight of this three-storey silver sausage — an amazing futuristic construction with a dining room that looks out on a wonderland of peaks , and with some four-bedded dormitories which , if you 're lucky enough to be allocated one , ensures a degree of comfort far different from alpine-style overcrowding .
2 monitor current prescriptions to make sure that children are not using them for their first experiments with drugs .
3 Students will be expected to have a thorough knowledge of them for their first grading exam .
4 However , a letter is sent out to newly qualified drivers advising they have a qualified instructor with them for their first motorway trips .
5 If you used floats on your model during the initial learning period and have since removed them , it would be well worth replacing them for your first circuits .
6 His son , Wilfred , a pupil-teacher at St. Martin 's , taught me during my first year in the Boys ' School .
7 JOHN Mortimer has been telling me about his first ever speaking role in Rumpole of the Bailey , his popular television series .
8 When the wind dropped an occasional rumble in the distance reminded them of their first taste of war 's excitements .
9 Reminds me of my first branch chair , an ex-miner , who used to give me a lift home in his Jag .
10 This dress reminds me of my first long dress .
11 Can you tell me of your first involvement with the support group ?
12 Can you say what the best things are from your drama school experience and what has been of most value to you during your first year in the profession ?
13 As a beginner at Level 1 every effort is made to prepare you for your first experience on the board .
14 I do n't know whether it 's the other case , I 'm hear to tell you about our first of all , which I do n't think is the other case .
15 ‘ I saw you through your first marriage , so the least I can do is see you through your first murder investigation . ’
16 ‘ I saw you through your first marriage , so the least I can do is see you through your first murder investigation . ’
17 • A Meeting Service Manager who works with you from your first call , ensuring every requirement is met to your specification .
18 Somehow we 've got to say to people we will provide this valuable service to you from your first job until your last breath , wherever you work .
19 I would like to introduce myself to you in my first article for Machine Knitting Monthly .
20 We undertake to reimburse you upon your first written demand any sum or sums not exceeding a maximum aggregate amount of £ [ ] should [ client name ] fail to make available to you this sum within the stipulated date required by yourselves , but no later than [ date ] .
21 If you are nervous about meeting new people , take a friend with you on your first efforts .
22 Simply mention this offer when booking and take a copy of this magazine with you on your first visit .
23 ‘ Have n't seen you since your first trip in the basket lift .
24 Please state which regional final you would be able to attend from the list below , and provide a second option in case it is not possible to accommodate you at your first choice of location .
25 The interviewer may address you by your first name , especially if you are a young person .
26 And allowing someone to call you by your first name ( 'Please , call me John' ) has the sub-text : ‘ I am higher-status than you are and so can grant you this permission . ’
27 There are complaints that , while one day Cruickshank will address you by your first name , the next day ‘ he 'll walk past as if he 'd never met you ’ .
28 No fewer than seven of his siblings had died there — five of them before their first birthday .
29 ‘ I have n't since the way Lou Gent fought against me in my first title defence . ’
30 It is in the field of assessment that the new arrangements are likely to pose the most difficulties for teachers and distract them from their first task of finding their way into ‘ the very queer and tortuous passages of children 's minds ’ .
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