Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , there has been a good deal of solid research on the changing nature of the mining industries in the Third World , once entirely and now less entirely dominated by First World TNCs . |
| 2 | However , the area which ‘ A ’ Squadron had to cover was far too large , several of their jeeps were lost through parachute failures , and the squadron was greatly hampered from first to last by appalling freak weather conditions . |
| 3 | In addition , when applied two or three days prior to going on holiday , protective filters leave the skin better prepared for first exposure to the sun while preserving the natural qualities of the skin . |
| 4 | The Jacob of the larger Genesis narrative , his mind full of the dangers of his coming encounter with Esau , and thinking that Esau is already on his way to attack him , must naturally assume at first that his attacker is his brother . |
| 5 | Heavy going at first , but then you can get into it . ’ |
| 6 | Eliot is able to recall Shakespeare closely enough to suggest at first sight that an ironic contrast is aimed at , but also to present the possibility that the allusion functions as the poetic equivalent of a legal fiction . |
| 7 | To come upon someone with it curling all over his face is astonishing enough to overlook at first a certain glassiness to his left eye — until , that is , he absent-mindedly lets it fall to dangle from its string . |
| 8 | Will , a dreadlocked Dracula with a well-earned dance diploma , suddenly jerks into first gear , strutting his stuff with a new found aplomb , while Colin , a deadringer for ex-Bauhaus ‘ star ’ David J , steps warily towards the mike to deliver the final part of The Shamen 's carefully pre-arranged puzzle . |
| 9 | Will , a dreadlocked Dracula with a well-earned dance diploma , suddenly jerks into first gear , strutting his stuff with a new found aplomb , while Colin , a deadringer for ex-Bauhaus ‘ star ’ David J , steps warily towards the mike to deliver the final part of The Shamen 's carefully pre-arranged puzzle . |
| 10 | It may well appear to be somewhat deserted at first , but please do n't forget that these fish will grow quite large , and fast , so the lack of crowding at the start will help towards the fish 's comfort , a point which we must never fail to overlook . |
| 11 | If we 're going to have a fight , I 'd better get in first . |
| 12 | This idea was so firmly rooted that it was perhaps for this reason that these results from radio astronomy seem not to have been widely accepted at first . |
| 13 | April is the best guess for first deliveries . |
| 14 | With every step her energy crackled ; scarcely knowing at first what she said , she found herself reciting the lines from Cymbeline . |
| 15 | For it had occurred to me that the proposed trip in the car could be put to good professional use ; that is to say , I could drive to the West Country and call on Miss Kenton in passing , thus exploring at first hand the substance of her wish to return to employment here at Darlington Hall . |
| 16 | The floral arrangement in the vase is easily achieved by first knitting the vase as a motif , as it appears on the graph and then programming the flowers and leaves to knit as a reverse image . |
| 17 | Parts 1 and 2 examine cellular structure and function to cover material usually taught in first year cell biology courses , while Part 3 , on the behaviour of cells in multicellular animals and plants , is valuable for more advanced students . |
| 18 | George and the twins dared not venture near it except in the broadest of daylight and even then they usually fled at first sight of it . |
| 19 | The contestants are always attended to first . |
| 20 | None had the wobblies usually experienced by first timers in glassfibre sea kayaks . |
| 21 | As the weekend progressed , that was quickly reduced to first three , first two and then winners only . |
| 22 | So the newcomer need not be totally submerged at first contact with CAD systems suppliers . |
| 23 | You can hardly breathe at first . |
| 24 | Toby was more reserved at first . |
| 25 | First degrees are normally awarded at honours and ordinary ( or pass ) levels , with honours degrees further divided into first class , second class ( upper and lower ) and third class . |
| 26 | It may all look a little complicated at first , but camcorders are quite simple things to use if you tackle the job in an orderly fashion . |
| 27 | The remainder — Va'aiga Tuigamala and Walter Little in the backs , Paul Henderson and Graham Purvis in the pack — have largely been back-up strength in recent times , although Little was busily occupied at first five-eighths in four of the tests this season . |
| 28 | The only parts of the Home Support Project which were not clearly understood at first were ( a ) its method of obtaining clients ( it was sometimes thought that any dementia sufferer in the borough could be referred directly to the development officer ) , and ( b ) the fact that the development officers could not step in immediately the psychogeriatrician referred a client to the project , but had to wait until the research assessment had been carried out ( which would confirm the client 's eligibility for the project service ) . |
| 29 | Actually , that out of hours issue probably pertains to first aid treatment as well does n't it ? |
| 30 | I nearly starved at first because I could n't bear the idea of eating — well — insects and the like , but it 's amazing what you can get used to . ’ |