Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] at the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm afraid this tunic is a little on the tight side , ’ she told Marianne at the first fitting of her costume , after tugging ineffectually at the zip on the shimmery silver material . |
| 2 | It would be a marvellous feat if the 22-year-old swimming pool attendant from Wakefield was to supercede Hare at the first attempt . |
| 3 | As he had also made birdies at the first and third , he was four under par , eclipsing even Raymond Floyd 's start . |
| 4 | As deputy Speaker Michael Morris told MPs at the first sitting of the line-by-line committee stage in January : ‘ I must emphasise that this bill does not ratify the treaty ; it makes changes in domestic law consequential upon the treaty . ’ |
| 5 | Blackmore dropped shots at the first and second but by the turn was two under due to birdies at four and five and an eagle three at the ninth . |
| 6 | But his first job is to assemble a side before attempting to win promotion at the first attempt . |
| 7 | This little ceremony takes place at the first ‘ at homes ’ after the election , when the civic party meet the public at the Mansion House . |
| 8 | Steps one and two takes place at the first appointment and steps three and four at the second . |
| 9 | Faldo could n't have had any idea of the tropical storm brewing when he and Norman exchanged birdies at the first two holes . |
| 10 | This may take place at the first meeting with the client , though for larger assignments a site visit and access to confidential material may be necessary before such an assessment can be properly made . |
| 11 | This may take place at the first meeting with the client , although for larger assignments access to confidential material may be necessary before such an assessment can be made . |
| 12 | Meetings now on Thursdays , which means you can still attend practices at the First Aid Post on Wednesdays . ’ |
| 13 | Later that night , drinking champagne at the first night party , he gave me his usual disclaimers ; how it was all an illusion , everything was an illusion , all life was an illusion , and how he , Sir Tom , was the master of illusion , but how his dear children were real because they alone could not be spawned from the imagination . |
| 14 | Acceptance of a proof of debt for voting purposes at the first meeting is not the same as acceptance by the trustee of a proof for dividend and the trustee is not bound by the earlier decision of the official receiver . |
| 15 | Cannon raised one of her own stones to lie shot at the first where they stole a single . |
| 16 | If bankers simply sell property at the first sign that anybody is willing to buy it , they will do themselves and the property market a disservice . |
| 17 | Jim Milligan and Neil Roderick also made it , both making birdie at the first play-off hole , after being tied on 149 , to make the final 64 . |
| 18 | Temperate species are slow to accept it ; those that de-hardened and resumed growth at the first sign of spring warming would suffer severe damage in subsequent frosts . |
| 19 | Allow myself to be spirited off to Germany where I assassinate Hitler at the first opportunity ? ’ |
| 20 | This extra lapping stage produces a polished lower surface , giving increased resolution in microscopy by reducing dispersion at the first face/resin junction . |