Example sentences of "[verb] this [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Americans countered by accepting this for the first ten years , but adding an extra M per cent interest , bringing the annual figure to £40 million for the remaining fifty-two years . |
| 2 | It is tempting to see this as the first occasion when the judges insisted on independence on this principle . |
| 3 | Morant and Newman hoped gradually to develop a comprehensive free health service for children administered by local Medical Officers of Health , seeing this as the first step towards a free health service for all . |
| 4 | The fact that three quarters of those prescribed medication thought it to have been very or fairly effective may be thought to vindicate this as a first line approach , but side effects from anticholinergic drugs are common , and important diagnoses ( for example , a neurological condition ) may be delayed . |
| 5 | The therapist believes this problem is maintained independently of the client 's other problems and thus accepts this as the first goal for therapy . |
| 6 | Did you say we can change this on the first screen custody ? |
| 7 | France , Germany and several other members , stressing its ( more active ) peacemaking potential , saw this as the first major concrete step towards developing the WEU as the " defence component of the European union " as outlined in the Maastricht treaty [ see p. 38658 ] . |
| 8 | As therapists , we have over the years become suspicious of the adult patient who too openly and easily confesses incestuous experience , putting this as the first and foremost cause of all their problems . |
| 9 | Just to be safe , turn off the electricity and remove the fuses for the downstairs lighting Circuit and the upstairs ring main while you do this on the first floor — these cables are under the floorboards . |
| 10 | Ben capped this with the first ascent of the roof right of Psycho . |
| 11 | ‘ The chairman has received many letters , as have I , from MPs and people in the local community who see this as the first need for the force . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ The chairman has received many letters , as have I , from MPs and people in the local community who see this as the first need for the force . ’ |
| 13 | Head teacher John Sweeney conducted this on the first evening , and Mr. Cark conducted on the second . |
| 14 | Lotus views this as the first step in providing intergroup capabilities for applications like spreadsheets . |