Example sentences of "[pers pn] on first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When walking the course , it is important to note how each fence strikes you on first impression because this is how the horse will see it . |
| 2 | They will contact a special poisons information centre and advise you on first aid and medical treatment . |
| 3 | First , and rather obviously , subjects unfamiliar with a rather complex dynamic decision problem under risk have difficulty in coping with it on first acquaintance . |
| 4 | If it is readily intelligible so much the better ; but it is far more important that it should yield its meaning accurately than that it should yield it on first reading , and the Legal draftsman can not afford to give much attention , if any , to euphony or literary elegance … . |
| 5 | Consequently I was very interested to read the article ‘ Tower of Babel ’ by Tania V. Guha ( May/June 1992 ) since I realised that I could now without too much struggle understand most of it , or perhaps I should more truthfully say about 80 per cent of it on first reading . |
| 6 | If it is readily intelligible , so much the better ; but it is far more important that it should yield its meaning accurately than that it should yield it on first reading , and legal draftsmen can not afford to give much attention , if any , to euphony or literary elegance . |