Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Watching the kestrel was a great experience , but life was still very frustrating for me because my mother understandably would n't let me wander very far afield , and I was n't going to see my first real live wild owl in Colchester Park ! |
| 2 | With a bit of luck I 'll actually get to see my first competitive Leeds match next Wednesday v the Arse at Highbury . |
| 3 | Thought you ought to see my first published letter — in its edited & unedited versions . |
| 4 | Russia 's space industry has won a contract to launch its first western satellite . |
| 5 | The Richardson , Texas-based manufacturer also gave a hint of its future plans : in the third quarter the company plans to launch its first full 80486DX pin-compatible processor , currently nicknamed the M7 . |
| 6 | However , despite its interests in all parts of the Euro-zone bounded by London , Paris and Brussels it has yet to launch its first British project . |
| 7 | Still , IBM is undeterred and hopes to launch its first pen-based computer some time this quarter . |
| 8 | On the death of his grandfather in 1938 Keyes was inspired to write his first serious poem ‘ Elegy ’ . |
| 9 | Anthony Powell , who once encouraged Waugh to write his first full-length book — a biography of Rossetti ( 1928 ) — has suggested that Waugh revived simplicity because he was himself simple : |
| 10 | And it looks set to see its first full-year profit drop in 28 years . |
| 11 | Leaders from 52 member countries of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) assembled in Helsinki , Finland , on July 9-10 to attend their first follow-up summit meeting since signing the Paris accord in November 1990 [ see pp. 37838-39 ] . |
| 12 | The ICAS Lanarkshire association would like to hear from members who wish to attend its first annual dinner which is to be held at the Silvertrees Hotel in Bothwell on Friday 29 October 1993 at 7 for 7.30pm . |
| 13 | ‘ Sarella ? ’ he murmured , shifting his weight a little to enable her to continue her first tentative exploration . |
| 14 | SOME 4,000 depositors who lost £42m in one of Britain 's biggest bank crashes are to receive their first interim payment following an £11.7m judgment against fugitive city financier Jim Raper in the Manx Chancery Court yesterday . |
| 15 | Page 30 Manx payouts : Some 4,000 depositors who lost £42m in one of Britain 's biggest bank crashes are to receive their first interim payment following an £11.7m judgment against City financier Jim Raper in the Manx Chancery Court yesterday . |
| 16 | Britain 's Colin McRae , the only driver other than Sainz to have led the rally , finished a battling sixth in his Subaru Legacy to confirm that he will be a force to be reckoned with when he returns to tackle his first full World Championship season next year . |
| 17 | But Stefan had everything under control and he could not resist the temptation to open his first new production on his own rostrum . |
| 18 | But with the Paris Angels due to play their first Irish show soon , is he not worried that ‘ Scope 's sleeve ( depicting a cross ) might cause offence ? |
| 19 | But with the Paris Angels due to play their first Irish show soon , is he not worried that ‘ Scope 's sleeve ( depicting a cross ) might cause offence ? |
| 20 | A black-owned film studio is still a distant dream , and the Hollywood studios have yet to experience their first black-directed box-office failure , which will test their willingness to entrust big budgets to black directors . |
| 21 | She may have been totally unprepared but she still managed to win her first round match quite comfortably . |
| 22 | Newly crowned league champions Dublin are 3/1 to win their first senior All Ireland in 10 years , with Cork 9/2 , Kerry 9/2 , Donegal 7/1 , Meath 9/1 , Derry 10/1 , Down 10/1 , Kildare 10/1 and Mayo 12/1 . |
| 23 | By the end of their first three months as partners they declared a profit of four pounds eleven shillings , despite having a gas oven refitted at Salmon 's and allowing Charlie to buy his first second-hand suit . |
| 24 | Meanwhile , Tottenham welcome back winger Darren Anderton , who is set to play his first full game after a hernia operation injury for Tottenham against Arsenal . |
| 25 | Creaney , brought up on legends of the Lisbon Lions side who won the European Cup before he was born , is due to play his first full match in Europe when Celtic take on Cologne in the UEFA Cup first round first leg in Germany this week . |
| 26 | Bannister is poised to win his first international cap against Russia at Manchester 's G-Mex Centre tonight in England 's biggest game for 11 years . |
| 27 | On pole after setting a lap record during the qualifying session , Mansell became the first rookie driver to win his first Indy grand prix since the late Graham Hill won the Indianapolis 500 in 1966 . |
| 28 | Le Tissier , who is Southampton 's top scorer this season with three goals , has yet to win his first full cap . |
| 29 | He went on to assert his first mature , outrageous , filmmaking style with a D. H. Lawrence adaptation , Women in Love ( 1969 ) , The Music Lovers ( 1970 ) , covering the life of Tchaikovsky , and The Devils , an extraordinary collage made up of images of ecstasy , violence and cruelty . |
| 30 | I seem to recall that Elinor helped you to buy your first good bike . |