Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [to-vb] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advantage of the telephone is that it is a two-way communication which gives you the chance to assess at first hand ( or ear ) why your account is not being paid . |
| 2 | Otherwise , the repetition on your part will not motivate the dog to react at first , and soon this can become an habitual problem . |
| 3 | Trust the Mirror to get in first — we always keep you right in the picture . |
| 4 | Erm what I would ask the panel to look at first of all is the fact that the erm the proposals for I five and I twelve appear to be largely acceptable over quite a large area of the the county . |
| 5 | Indeed I have my breakfast at dinner-time , somewhere around 11.30 a.m. that 's the time for the main meal of the day in farming circles since it is normal for those who live from the land to rise at first light . |
| 6 | She was driven by a need to get in first , her mood openly aggressive . |
| 7 | Or miles to go , a good book , a comfy seat and no decisions to make except first sitting or second , beef or sole ( both freshly-cooked ) , red or white ? |
| 8 | Although he did not begin painting seriously until 1911 , Gris had thus been in a position to watch at first hand the birth and development of Picasso 's Cubism . |
| 9 | All day long she had wondered how he had managed to bamboozle his way into a consultancy , but first the calm , unflappable way he had dealt with Steve and now here , with the devastated relatives , Kathleen had an opportunity to see at first hand the qualities that set him apart as a consultant . |