Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] a first " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this chemical were released into the air surrounding the leaves , it would act as a first line of defence , repelling aphids with an eye on predation . |
| 2 | Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that users may transfer from a first access term to related terms , and to broaden or narrow the search parameters . |
| 3 | Like Julia , in the earlier book , Beth catches things ‘ on the hop ’ — almost as a student whose mind is more imaginative than philosophical will react to a first reading of Bishop Berkeley by quickly turning his head , hoping to witness the sudden appearance or disappearance of those external objects which are supposed to depend on his perception of them for their existence . |
| 4 | The second attribute is that each paragraph should have as a first sentence a brief statement or at least an indication of what the paragraph is to consider . |
| 5 | The decomposition of observed unemployment rates into their classical and Keynesian parts can only serve as a first step in the formulation of macroeconomic policy since such an exercise must take place within a broader framework which encompasses concepts such as short- and long-run Phillips curves , the natural unemployment rate , and NAIRU . |
| 6 | But in the mid-1970s things began to look more promising , with the arrival of a young new minister which coincided with movement into the area of young couples who found that older properties were the only type of house they could now afford as a first buy . |
| 7 | When students ask " how do you start an essay ? " they usually mean what should they write for a first sentence . |
| 8 | ‘ Maybe you do n't kiss on a first fight , huh ? ’ |