Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It only starts counting from the first row of an entry and stops at the last . |
| 2 | Mr Donovan 's mere financial gain will probably make little difference to him and it is debatable whether his name ‘ has been cleared once and for all ’ as it did not need clearing in the first place . |
| 3 | He found underpricing for the first third of his data period , and overpricing for the remainder . |
| 4 | The man would , of course , have come fasting to the first Mass of the day . |
| 5 | The end of the coding region is indicated by a U. Translation is shown initiating at the first methionine at nucleotide 76 . |
| 6 | I was in touch several times by telephone , and I remember noticing for the first time a slight labouring for breath on his part , which was to become increasingly marked . |
| 7 | Brian Horton says that Joey is a proven scorer … he 's scored goals in the youth team … the reserves and hopefully keeps scoring for the first team … he 's exciting … and people love to watch wingers … |
| 8 | Villa-Flotilla is the safest way to sample cruising for the first time . |
| 9 | I left the main group and started searching on the first floor at the west side of the house . |
| 10 | Sainz added : ‘ It 's been a really difficult rally because we have had to keep trying since the first stage . |
| 11 | I therefore started working for the first time in my life . |
| 12 | He kicked another stone , which went rocketing after the first one . |
| 13 | ‘ When you have a child to consider you do n't go rushing into the first relationship that comes along . |
| 14 | Teenagers at Haughton Comprehensive are working with the professionals from the Phoenix Dance Company as schools throughout the country prepare to teach dancing for the first time . |
| 15 | LUCKY Graham Frith , 35 , went fishing for the first time and caught almost 50 trout on the River Test in Hampshire . |
| 16 | A sum of $3.5 million had gone missing from the first shipment of TOW missiles in 1985 and a further $24 million could not be accounted for from one of North 's Swiss bank accounts . |
| 17 | I would n't go shopping for the first few weeks . |
| 18 | If thirty days elapse from the date on which one of the parties received a proposal submitted according to the first item without the parties agreeing to appoint the one arbitrator , his appointment is done by the appointing authority which the parties agreed to name . |
| 19 | If thirty days elapse from the date on which either party received a proposal — submitted according to the first item [ ( a ) ] — without the two parties agreeing on appointing one arbitrator , the authority nominated by the two parties undertakes to appoint the arbitrator . |
| 20 | Records are filed according to the first letter of the surname and then in the order of the first letter of the Christian name , for example : |
| 21 | Soon after your arrival you 're interviewed and put on what 's called ‘ house assessment ’ — house cleaning for the first five weeks — whilst the screws work out what would be the best work for you . |
| 22 | Neither partner could fail to be aware of the interest in their company which , more than once , threatened to result in a book chronicling their success , especially as Laura had just finished working on the first Laura Ashley Book of Home Decorating . |
| 23 | I took that line , so the main , the main character goes skiing for the first time , ca n't do it , and is frustrated because everybody else around him can do it including his girlfriend which er adds insult to injury and there is in there of course , a very attractive dashing Austrian ski instructor ; that 's the catalyst really for the drama . |
| 24 | If the reason you left nursing in the first place was boredom or disillusionment , it may be that you had drifted into an environment which failed to take advantage of your best qualities . |
| 25 | SANDHURST SHIELD holders Orrell Red Triangle were sent crashing in the first round of this year 's competition in the Southport Cricket League . |
| 26 | Avoid over-spending in the first half of the year and set aside as much as you possibly can in the event of any tax demands or unexpected large financial outlays later . |
| 27 | In the autumn of 1870 " a Diamond Lamp with oil " was purchased and it was " to be kept burning for the first two nights after the receipt of papers and Mr John Slater was granted " the use of the Reading Room for one night in the week to have exercises in music . " |
| 28 | Such strict training was given by Tiller that none of his dancers would have contemplated talking in the first place . |
| 29 | ‘ Yes , thank you , ’ she replied shortly , intending to slip past him to the treatment area to begin preparing for the first of the morning 's patients . |
| 30 | He considered leaving on the first train in the morning . |