Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like many sailors before us our soggy footsteps led up the little hill to the Café Sport to sink the first beer in many days . |
| 2 | Managers were always going to hit the first target once they realised that a one in three rota without prospective cover fitted the limit of 83 hours a week exactly . |
| 3 | When we 'd finished that night Dad gave us tuppence to go the first half at the Queen 's Hall . |
| 4 | Parrott , the UK snooker champ , scored a tremendous 6-5 victory over the world champion and world No 1 to claim the first title of the season and pick up a £25,000 cheque . |
| 5 | Indeed Joanne was unlucky not to claim the first set , having served for it at 5–3 . |
| 6 | They were quick to spot the first ripples of concern which have surged into a tide over the past year . |
| 7 | Dessie was used to promote the first Sunday meeting at Doncaster last month along with Red Rum . |
| 8 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 9 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 10 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 11 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 12 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 13 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 14 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 15 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 16 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 17 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 18 | It also suits the fans likewise , who quite like to pop off to the cricket after lunch , and who also might like to travel to away league matches without having to leave before dawn to see the first ball bowled . |
| 19 | ‘ Because it would be good for some of us to see the first moments of your great fame . ’ |
| 20 | The second bit I 've seen but I need to see the first bit . |
| 21 | Not to mention a rapid passing on of mortgage cuts to bedraggled flocks of existing homeowners ; who are less than thrilled to see the first helping of crumbs go in instant cheap deals to first-time buyers . |
| 22 | A stampede broke out , people pushing past Jezrael to the cockpit to see the first signs of other human beings through the canopy . |
| 23 | We arrived just in time to see the first members of the brass band — a trombone and a tuba — come round the corner of the lane . |
| 24 | It is plausible to see the first point as spelling out the root problem for a philosophical account of knowledge , and the second as linked to Peirce 's anti-naturalism . |
| 25 | He had stayed long enough to see the first stage of the counter-inflation policy accepted and the clash and confrontation of two years earlier replaced by a new partnership . |
| 26 | We are only just beginning to see the first stirrings of a new debate on industry 's competitiveness . |
| 27 | As they reached the trees they heard a wild burst of cheering and turned to see the first tongues of flame licking up the walls of the cainca . |
| 28 | The feature close would have the value + for , , , , and we could also use this for and if we adopt the convention that most of the features will be used to classify the first part of the diphthongs . |
| 29 | Having won two of this series in the fastest times already , he would have had to finish four seconds behind the steeplechaser Mark Rowland to lose the first prize of £5,000 . |
| 30 | We can say with certainty that we would be able to mount the first kind of display ; but at the moment we can not be so certain about the travelling display which , although the more attractive proposition , has much more significant resource implications . |