Example sentences of "[prep] the first day [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another problem is that the tests show practice effects ; that is , for the first day or so of testing , subjects ' performances improve greatly ( and so mask any daily rhythms ) as they are getting used to the tests and are developing their personal ways of tackling them . |
| 2 | For the first day or so after the flight you might find it helps to retire to bed one or two hours earlier than your normal time — but no earlier than that ! |
| 3 | A ‘ lie-in ’ of one to two hours but no more is permissible for the first day or so . |
| 4 | But only for the first day or so ; after a week I ca n't wait to return to Koraloona . ’ |
| 5 | It 's probably best not to feed your fish for the first day or so as they settle in ( though some fish will feed within a few minutes of being stocked ) . |
| 6 | And from a bonding point of view , breastfeeding — even for the first day or so — is very valuable . ’ |
| 7 | In England , James Robertson ( 1953 , 1958 ) , a colleague of Bowlby 's at the Tavistock Clinic , started a campaign to persuade children 's hospital wards to admit mothers together with their children , or at least not to restrict visiting in any way ; some hospitals welcomed the idea , others resisted it , but meanwhile a Government committee was set up which in 1959 published the ‘ Platt Report ’ on the welfare of children in hospital , recommending ‘ that all hospitals where children are treated will adopt the practice of unrestricted visiting , particularly for children below school age ’ , that ‘ it is particularly valuable for the mother to be able to stay in hospital with her child during the first day or two ’ , and that ‘ children should not be admitted to hospital if it can possibly be avoided ’ . |
| 8 | Significant quotes from players were passed on to the writers who heard , for example , that the Europeans had a " quiet " lunch after the opening foursomes , that Tony Jacklin did n't sleep too well one night , that Strange and Kite do n't hit it as far as some , that the Americans were " stunned " after the first day and that , mostly , players thought the crowds behaved reasonably well . |
| 9 | After the first day or so some people are able to operate their own catheters . |
| 10 | D J Mike Read and guest Cliff Richard will be on hand to capture the excitement of the first day and hopefully set the mood for a week of high quality tennis — and not a little fun ! |
| 11 | Workers were brought in from all of the Eglinton properties to repair the damage of the first day and to improve the condition of the lists . |
| 12 | Constant hum , people started from the first day and they 've been flowing through ever since with a high point at the weekend when they 've had more time to come up to London to have a look at things look at things . |
| 13 | The Taunton 150 special anniversary ale almost sold out in the first day and most other stallholders enjoyed a brisk trade too ! |
| 14 | Neil Kinnock said last night that the rise in interest rates was ‘ a shattering blow both to households right across Britain and also to industries , and it 's even worse because it 's a blow that has been gathering ever since the first day that this Government decided its one and only economic policy would be a reliance on interest rates ’ . |
| 15 | If you can go back to the first day that you arrived |
| 16 | He achieved little on the first day that he spent ‘ in the field ’ but on the second day he got into conversation with a group of men about a puppy that one was carrying . |
| 17 | However , on the first day that I got to know her I had a feeling that there was something peculiar about the woman . |
| 18 | Er , on the first day that I joined this Council which was the first day that you joined er Councillor . |
| 19 | Mr McTear , 48 , gave evidence on the first day but proceedings were stopped short on Wednesday , second day of the hearing . |
| 20 | In Perth , a sixth-wicket partnership of 136 between Martin Crowe ( 87 ) and John Bracewell ( 86 ) lifted New Zealand to 271 for seven on the first day after they slumped to 97 for five against Western Australia . |
| 21 | But his official estimates of the effects of a 2,500-megaton attack were 36 million deaths on the first day and 72 million by the 60th day , without reckoning on the effects of a breakdown of organized services . |
| 22 | Jamie Osborne rode again yesterday despite giving up later rides on the first day and will be fit to partner Whats The Crack . |
| 23 | Durham ( 286–2 dec ) drew with Oxford University ( 105–2 ) THIS match assumed merely academic interest yesterday , after only two hours ’ play on the first day and none on the second . |
| 24 | Starting from the clubhouse on the first day and walking along the edge of the wood we came to a piece of natural grassland studded with patches of purpose tufted vetch and orchids growing among the unmown grass . |
| 25 | We played late on the first day and I went round in the morning spotting the pin positions , trying to get a feel for the course so I could give the right information to Nick . |
| 26 | Even if a job spreads over several days , the first half hour rate should be charged on the first day and not on the others . |
| 27 | MCC also squandered the marvellous start provided by Fordham and Briers on the first day and so relinquished the initiative . |
| 28 | Fifty mls on the first day and then 40 , 30 , 20 , 10 . |