Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | In particular , please do not disclose it to your doctor , employer or insurer without first discussing the matter with me . |
| 2 | The two samples did not differ in sex , age , employment status , proportion with a regular partner , source of referral , age at first drug misuse ( excluding cannabis , solvents , and alcohol ) , or age at first injecting ( among injectors ) . |
| 3 | Treat the application forms , whether for a dealing or application for first registration , with the care they demand : in the end you 'll thereby save yourself and Land Registry officials much time and trouble . |
| 4 | The truth is it 's never been easier to pack your sack and experience at first hand the sensational scenery and classic challenges across the Channel . |
| 5 | It is quite problematical to envisage the design of relevant teaching resources and of adequate means of assessing performance and progress without first seeking some consensus on syllabus design and methodology . |
| 6 | If controlled breathing through your nose is not natural to you , it takes practice and concentration at first but it will soon become second nature — and you will feel better for it . |
| 7 | Flesh against flesh , just giving comfort and pleasure at first . |
| 8 | Up until then people had made butter and sometimes cheese from the milk since there had never been a collection until Willie , who was a very good businessman , began to transport it out — on a horse and cart at first , until he acquired a wagon . |
| 9 | Table 1.6 helps to provide an overall picture of the content , pattern and distribution of first degree courses , but once one begins to look at courses in any detail , the picture becomes much more complex . |
| 10 | Emphasis is placed on experiencing the problems associated with small business management and development at first hand through working closely with local companies and agencies , especially during the sandwich year of industrial placement . |
| 11 | Do the institutional headings referred to above indicate parallel differences in the pattern and content of first degrees ? |
| 12 | Greek biographer and philosopher of first century AD ; author of Parallel Lives of the Greeks and Romans , OMF iii 6 . |
| 13 | It was cloudy and cooler at first after overnight rain and a light tailwind seemed to blow Holmann of Norway down the course as he took long slow strides to the first win of the day , making it look easy . |
| 14 | You may need help and advice at first but will gradually learn how to assess these factors . |
| 15 | Frank wanted a bawdy stage comedy transferred to film ; Lester wanted to go more deeply into the subject , the cruelties and shabbiness of first century Rome . |
| 16 | In the economically more advanced countries , however , there does not exist a close relationship between age at first marriage and birth of first child , owing mainly to postponement of first birth through contraceptive use . |
| 17 | Trying to raise efficiency and morale without first setting this structure to rights is like trying to lay bricks without mortar . |
| 18 | For many years the British Library has not acquired copies of books which are simply reprints of what they already have : that is , later editions identical in text and pagination with first editions of books popular enough to be reprinted . |
| 19 | Check each item in ledger ticking the entry in both ledger and book of first entry . |
| 20 | Instruction is provided in research methods and analysis from first year ; and training is provided in the use of computers . |
| 21 | Our destination and purpose at first unbeknownst to me , we went on a shopping expedition one day to a larger province close to Nongkhai . |
| 22 | ‘ But the way we 're heading , they 'll think we plan to rest this night on Eigg , and raid at first light , as usual . |
| 23 | ‘ They were greeted with suspicion and hostility at first , and in more than one place they had to fight to prove they truly wanted to serve rather than to rule , to harbour rather than destroy . |