Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trent rode in first gear , headlight tunnelling into the forest gloom through which the rain bucketed . |
| 2 | A two storey building linked by a bridge to the main building , and which incorporated the Library was substantially modified to provide a Modern Languages Suite situated at First Floor Level , with additional Classrooms and Offices , located on the Ground Floor . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Whilst your forthcoming weekend will naturally provide you with the ideal opportunity to discover at first hand the delights of owning your own Highland retreat , I can assure you there is absolutely no commitment . |
| 5 | Courses leading to masters ' degrees are normally designed to fulfil one of the following objectives : to follow directly from the study undertaken at first degree level ; to enable graduates of one discipline to acquire knowledge of another related discipline or subject area ; to develop and apply the student 's first degree knowledge in a related specialized area ; or to relate and synthesize a number of disciplines which the student may not have studied at first degree level . |
| 6 | Primary sources provide data gathered at first hand ; that is to say , they are original sets of data produced by the people who collected them . |
| 7 | There is an excellent chapter ‘ Must I exercise ? ’ which boasts a complimentary piece written from first hand experience , on the Medau method . |
| 8 | Scholastic children 's books shine at first half of year |
| 9 | Pardon refused after First World War executions |
| 10 | The only significant association was an increased risk of leukaemia and non-Hodgkin 's lymphoma associated with first pregnancy . |
| 11 | Gunning the engine , Trent slammed into first gear and eased the motor cycle diagonally upriver . |
| 12 | Yet in all save one of the cases decided at first instance , the court has held that the surety covenant does not touch and concern the land … |
| 13 | Although lateral eye movements appear at first sight to offer a simple and straightforward way of assessing which hemisphere is active at a given Instant , the evidence relating eye movements to hemisphere function is at present rather insubstantial . |
| 14 | To the novelist , that alteration in domestic mores seems at first sight to have had more significance than the increasing diversity of styles . |
| 15 | Tallying up their invoices , many participants agreed with first time exhibitor Peter Findlay who , when asked if he would ‘ do ’ The Art Show again next year , replied , ‘ I 'd do it again next month ’ . |
| 16 | After an amazing cross country round yesterday with her agile horse Knockdrin Vina finished in first position with 49 points after the dressage , and is hoping for a clear round today to win the £1,500 national championship and title . |
| 17 | The quality and relevance of pupil work experience , curriculum development , careers education and guidance and other key partnership areas will be dependent on a teaching profession with a positive attitude to the role of business based on first hand experience . |
| 18 | Dickens knew at first hand from his own childhood what it was to live the life of the poor . |
| 19 | I 've got a lot of preparation to do before first period . ’ |
| 20 | As London 's largest independent provider of community care we have seen these changes unfold at first hand . |
| 21 | CONNER PERIPHERALS WARNS OF FIRST QUARTER RESULTS |
| 22 | The dog-handled pot-lids from Mochlos , for example , seem to show a particular dog relaxing on a particular afternoon in the hot bronze age sunshine ; the crowds in the miniature frescoes seem alive with the excitement of the spectacle they are witnessing , and seem to have been caught mid-shout ; the hoopoes in the Pilgrim Hostel fresco seem at first glance to have fallen from the pages of some bronze age edition of Audubon . |
| 23 | The poem ‘ Futility ’ by Wilfred Owen seems at first glance to be simple and relatively straightforward , but , as with many of Owen 's poems , it is well structured and very clever . |
| 24 | This behaviour seems at first sight to be the opposite of that seen during wound closure . |
| 25 | The function of early Anglo-Saxon pottery seems at first glance to be obvious . |
| 26 | Short and plump , with receding hair and a peeved expression , Pietro looked at first sight like an English tourist who had come to complain about his belongings being stolen from his hotel room , full of righteous indignation about Italy being a den of thieves and demanding to know when the authorities proposed to do something about it . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Like many before and since he was concerned about the ability of England to resist an invader , should the navy fail as first line of defence . |
| 29 | The ticket provides for first class return rail travel , but if you wish to make seat reservations or book sleepers , you must arrange this yourself through your travel agent or directly with British Rail and pay any extra charges . |
| 30 | ‘ Two years ago my wife changed to first class to ensure a seat — it 's another £700 — but she still does n't get one . ’ |