Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Comfort , to me , means warmth , and whenever I change homes the first thing I do is make it as warm as possible . |
| 2 | In addition , the BLA argued that unlimited liability generated claims by encouraging unjustified risk-taking by solicitors , clients and lenders alike , and also made solicitors the first target for loss recovery when the fault occurred . |
| 3 | Dismissing suggestions the First Division is sub-standard this season and that Newcastle 's 11-point lead is a false reflection of their quality , he said : ‘ Ask Leeds whether it 's rubbish . ’ |
| 4 | The forms that are issued will give householders the first indication of the valuation band their property has been placed in and which will be used to calculate the level of council tax . |
| 5 | The evidence is clear , too , that in mining districts the first part of the nineteenth century saw a serious erosion of holidays . |
| 6 | IAN WRIGHT and Andy Gray hardly exchanged pleasantries the first time they met . |
| 7 | During college based sessions the first part of the morning is spent on a whole group presentation ; the second in a workshop/seminar situation . |
| 8 | ( If you took singing lessons the first instruction would be to open your mouth , and the same applies to speech . ) |
| 9 | You had loads the first time round . |
| 10 | But perhaps a more interesting effect — and the one that might offer scientists the first chance to test Kulsrud 's work experimentally — is the ability to suppress D-D reactions by polarising the deuterons so that all the ions line up parallel to the magnetic field . |