Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The company says catering for first time buyers is boosting sales at a time when other builders are reporting big losses . |
| 2 | Includes impressive archaeological treasures dating from first arrival of man in Ireland c. 7000 BC until late 17th century . |
| 3 | Compaq reported first quarter earnings of $1.23 a share , and the highest estimate on Wall Street was $1.20 a share , according to First Call . |
| 4 | As I have sought to show in the present chapter , the philosophical grounds on which individualism is defended , though compelling at first sight , are in fact open to doubt . |
| 5 | ( Groom 's speech , replying to first toast to bride and groom , a longer , humorous speech . ) |
| 6 | Open plan staircase leading to first floor . |
| 7 | You got the staircase in there but you will have got ornamental wrought iron leading to first floor archway to your dining room . |
| 8 | It seems to me that they are describing at first hand a world made up of physical materials similar to those which we can see and touch , with an invisible ( to most of us ) non-material life force much like the ether superimposed on it and within it . |
| 9 | In Pakistan , agreement has been reached on the sales and pricing for Kadanwari gas and development in proceeding with first production scheduled for 1995 . |
| 10 | Moving into first gear the knob came off in her hand again . |
| 11 | Stairs rising to first floor with exposed timber bannister . |
| 12 | Stairs rising to first floor . |
| 13 | Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc says it plans 1993 capital spending of $650m , a rise of $220m from a year ago , in anticipation of double-digit growth in the world semiconductor market this year , including 25 pct in the US market ; it expects the Japanese semiconductor market to grow at 5% this year , with the Japanese economy beginning ‘ slow recovery ’ in the second half ; it said it has shipped more than 100,000 of its new SuperSparcs in a year , and expects to release several client-server products this year ; commenting on first quarter figures ( page seven ) , it added that software revenues for the first quarter were lower than expected , leading to a small loss in its information technology business ; it continues to see strong demand for notebook computers and printers . |
| 14 | When this happens the rest of the school , who along the way have trained with the successful runner , may have beaten him on occasion , have been course markers , marshals , timekeepers , supporters and team-mates , really feel that sport is n't just another soap opera glimpsed on television or paraded through the back pages of the newspapers — it 's something that they are actively experiencing at first hand for themselves . |
| 15 | Now experiencing at first hand with the Boy Scouts of America the role of ‘ spook-in-residence ’ that he had observed at a distance during his earlier incarnation as a BSA executive , Coleman was engaged mainly in recruiting local captains of industry as sponsors and committee chairmen . |
| 16 | Both are now recovering from first degree burns . |
| 17 | The first race was off at two fifteen but on race day Cheltenham is up and running at first light . |
| 18 | A number of activities have to be organised by the following morning so that the TA NCOs from all three detachments can be trained and tested in a variety of skills , from working on a range and map reading to first aid and driving . |
| 19 | Service is deemed to have taken place seven days after posting by first class post if this method of service is used . |
| 20 | A writ can still be served on a limited company by sending it by first class post to the registered office , but following the Practice Direction ( QBD ) ( Service of Documents : First and Second Class Mail ) ( 1985 ) 8 March [ 1985 ] 1 WLR 489 the presumption will be of service on the second working day after posting by first class post or the fourth working day after posting by second class post . |
| 21 | But everyone should be fighting for first team places , especially as we are going to Wembley . |
| 22 | there will be a celebration Mass for the children preparing for First Communion . |
| 23 | After graduating with first class honours , Barber obtained a PhD in 1927 under Prof Samuel Smiles , FRS , for work on cyclic disulphides derived from diphenyl . |
| 24 | GRANT FARQUHARSON , Gary Armstong 's deputy at Jed-Forest , has joined Gala so that he can be more certain of playing in First Division rugby . |
| 25 | Indeed the anonymous reviewer of the Pope and Weiner edition went on to propose that ‘ if the police staff college is to fulfil its task [ of producing a major project ] with any credibility , it must encourage its academic staff to go out into the field to study policing at first hand ’ . |
| 26 | 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 . |