Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [prep] first [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With this in mind , the research proceeds by first constructing and estimating a multi-technology diffusion model . |
| 2 | The European Patent Office has got itself into a mess over these issues because it has proceeded to patent life forms without first examining properly whether the EPC , when interpreted as it was originally intended , actually allows the patents the patent office has granted . |
| 3 | We can not pinpoint the exact time that property passes without first classifying the contract . |
| 4 | The scheme proceeds by first identifying the elements of communication , as follows : |
| 5 | The system works by first analysing a page to identify column numbers and to mark out graphics and images that can not be processed . |