Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | MapInfo Inc , Troy , New York , is shipping its MapBasic Development Environment for Unix calling it the first programming language for GUI systems allowing corporate developers to customise desktop mapping applications for a given industry or department . |
| 32 | Verbatim Corp , Charlotte , North Carolina has come out with a 3.5 ’ partial-ROM optical disk , calling it the first image and data storage optical product to combine both magneto-optic and read-only functionality : the read-only part of the disk can be embossed permanently with data , such as an application , and the rewritable portion of the disk is available for user files ; the disks have total combined ROM and rewritable capacity of 128Mb . |
| 33 | Fortunately the judges agreed , and awarded it the first prize . |
| 34 | What I 'll do is I 'll read you the first paragraph of rule six and actually bend the rule and put those words in and it really does n't make any sense at all , so listen carefully on this one and do n't be surprised if you do n't understand me . |
| 35 | The retailer should not sell you the first slice and the second cut should be of a bright , usually pink colour . |
| 36 | He did not hear her the first time , she had to repeat what she said . |
| 37 | He misses it the first time , but I 've written it exactly like he played it , because it does n't really sound too bad ! |
| 38 | It was only when they came out of the rearmost door and found a temporary hut facing them with Radio Room marked on the door , that they realised why they had n't found it the first time . |
| 39 | ‘ Well , she was doing it the first time I laid eyes on her ! ’ |
| 40 | Faldo took his 1992 winnings to a world record £1.5m , while Norman 's only consolation was that the £190,234 runner's-up cheque made him the first player in history to breech the $10 million barrier in career earnings . |
| 41 | Eleven years later the World Federation of the Deaf at the seventh Congress in Washington awarded him an International Solidarity Merit Award , and Gallaudet College , taking advantage of his presence made him the first recipient of a medallion for " outstanding international service to the deaf " , which he received at a special convention attended by the Vice-President of the United States . |
| 42 | ‘ I 've known Francisco for years — I met him the first year I came here , when Monte Samana was brand new . ’ |
| 43 | And it was she who brought me the first evening paper . |
| 44 | He sent me the first Education sentimentale ; I was not greatly impressed , but how could I not praise it ? |
| 45 | to me that 's where they took her the first time , they did n't take her right on the the roads , you know , the first time she 'd |
| 46 | He had gained a sense of humour , or perhaps of irony , since Blanche questioned him the first time . |
| 47 | And I like Lovejoy , except I 've missed but they 're repeats , but I never saw it the first time . |
| 48 | ‘ If they would n't tell us the first time , why should they do so now ? ’ |
| 49 | Should have realised it the first time , but that 's what happens when you make assumptions . |
| 50 | I said to her if she did n't make it the first time , let her lend you my hammer she said do n't you talk like that and do n't you let e Geoff hear you ! |
| 51 | He had heard it the first time as a child , in his grandfather 's yurt on the Khirgiz , and going to Burun 's quarters had found him awake also . |
| 52 | But I have never forgotten advice that my research adviser gave me the first time that I was pursuing a dead end : ‘ It is important to recognise when to quit . ’ |
| 53 | He demonstrates his belief to the union that problems can be overcome , and if he fails to convince them the first time he 'll try again and again . |
| 54 | ‘ I do n't usually let a bloke kiss me the first time , ’ she said . |
| 55 | I do n't think I ever have done Heathrow , oh wait a minute , did I the first year ? |
| 56 | Absolutely they 're reading it with you so they 're with you so you 're you 're holding their interest even though you 're not actually saying anything , yeah , and again you may you may have noticed well another thing is once you 've once you 're written put the pen down and the easiest thing in the world to have a but if you want to make a point and you probably noticed once I once I put the red lines around the red boxes round there and I gave you the first demonstration of the Aldershot method I stood here okay . |
| 57 | Venables raised £2.5m for a 23pc stake , making him the first man to play for , manage , and part-own a major English soccer club . |
| 58 | And that 's because the third world is bigger than any other section whether you call it the first world or second world or whatever , and I think the first and second put together . |
| 59 | We liked it the first time , it was a bit like |
| 60 | Between the last years of the 16C and about 1653 , they rebuilt the Church of St Salvator making it the first church in Prague of the Counter-Reformation . |