Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] a first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But pointing out limitations in a writer can sometimes seem arrogant , or at least condescending , as in this extract : At times Eliot is too confusing , too abstract and too well read , but his poems initially only demand a first response or simply an appreciation of the words , their structure , sound and order . |
| 2 | The other semi-final saw Newtownabbey side Palm Grove come from 5–3 down to snatch a first leg 7–5 win over Ballynahinch side Montalto Rangers . |
| 3 | Hot enough to sit out in the Piazza studded with big brown and green palms against the rose-coloured stucco of the buildings and perhaps try a first ricotta ice-cream . |
| 4 | They have come through five rounds already , enough to take a First Division side to Wembley . |
| 5 | They have come through five rounds already , enough to take a First Division side to Wembley . |
| 6 | This will be not only to gain a first impression of the infrared sky but also to check that the satellite is functioning properly . |
| 7 | All three do their best under Penny Ciniewicz 's rather heavy-handed direction , but they can not beat a first play that has just got too much to say . |
| 8 | Even so , Dalziel not missed a first team game since October and Saturday 's decisive strike against Kilmarnock took his tally for this year to seven as well as his total for the season to 30 . |
| 9 | Higher degrees are available to those who already hold a first degree ( especially a first-class or upper-second-class honours ) . |
| 10 | The Polytechnic Diploma in Advanced Study has proved an extremely valuable opportunity for certain types of applicant , frequently already possessing a first degree . |
| 11 | The keeper , who has not played a first team game since October , made several fine saves to keep a Palace-dominated opening period goalless . |
| 12 | Black could operate on the right for there is no challenge now from Robbie Dennison ( Wolverhampton Wanderers ) who did not sign his new contract until earlier this week and has not played a first team game this season — missing out also on the club 's Scandinavian tour . |
| 13 | Applicants will normally have a first degree , a relevant teaching qualification and at least two year 's experience teaching English for Business . |
| 14 | If you are not having a first course , a couple of plain poppadums are an acceptable indulgence , but do n't get carried away — and do n't allow yourself to start dipping in the chutneys ! |
| 15 | Ball , who has not started a first team match since the Shrewsbury trip in mid February , beat two defenders before rifling home a glorious 15-yard strike in the 52nd minute . |
| 16 | In other words , if you do not receive a first grading , that is as far as you go although you get a written critique , so that you at least know why you did n't make the placings . |
| 17 | Having been involved in a substantial amount of this sort of work for 15 years , I believe it is correct to aver that once a person reaches 60 there is an unwritten rule or convention which determines that he or she shall not receive a first appointment . |
| 18 | OLDHAM Athletic , who had not beaten a First Division side since they dropped into the Second Division in 1923 , made up for 66 years of not altogether patient waiting with a pulsating victory over the League champions Arsenal at Boundary Park last night . |
| 19 | Entrants normally require a first degree but non-graduate aplicants who give evidence of equivalent academic capability are also considered . |
| 20 | Entrants normally require a first degree but non-graduate applicants who give evidence of comparable academic capability are also considered . |
| 21 | If you already have a first degree , the OU offers the opportunity to take a higher degree — MKA , MBA , MSc , BPhil , MPhil or PhD — either taught or by research . |
| 22 | This is a one-year teacher-training qualification for those who already have a first degree . |
| 23 | The University offers excellent opportunities for further study to those who already have a first degree or equivalent qualifications . |
| 24 | Wirral still await a first win but battled hard against Caldy before going down by two wickets in the last over . |
| 25 | The addition of this weakling to the family of Test nations will seen them merely tolerated as non-profitable visitors , lower on the scale even than Sri Lanka , who are still awaiting a first invitation to play West Indies after 10 years of Test status . |
| 26 | BA also announced a first quarter profit before tax of £91m ( v £9m ) . |
| 27 | Bede not only compiled a detailed account of this important Synod but in another of his treatises , De temporum ratione ( ‘ On the Reckoning of Time ’ ) , written in 725 and generally regarded as his scientific masterpiece , he computed Easter tables for the period 532 to 1063 and also made a first attempt at a general chronology of the world down to the reign of the contemporary Byzantine emperor , Leo the Isaurian . |
| 28 | Following the breakdown of talks with the 43-year-old Foreman , Bowe 's handlers are also considering a first defence against either of the ex-champions Michael Spinks or Michael Dokes at Madison Square Garden , probably in March . |
| 29 | It also marked a first move towards meeting demands by Congress for major reductions in the strength of the armed services by 1994 , in the light of decreasing tensions between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) and the Warsaw Pact . |
| 30 | Property is not , after all , just about securing a first class covenant for 100,000 sq ft of new office space or selling a multi-million pound shopping centre to the retail trade . |