Example sentences of "[conj] at the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of parish , town or community councillor the declaration must be made before or at the first meeting of the council after his election , or if the council at that meeting so permits , before or at a later meeting fixed by the council . |
| 2 | Provision is made for the election of members of a new divisional board , either at the meeting at which it was determined that a new division should be established or at the first meeting thereafter . |
| 3 | Provision is made for the election of members of a new divisional board , either at the meeting at which it was determined that a new division should be established or at the first meeting thereafter . |
| 4 | And at the first sign of her doing so you must be ready to praise her . |
| 5 | Such was my astonishment that I stopped kicking the offending mouse and at the first opportunity went to look at the hedgerow . |
| 6 | The DTI — the Department of Trade and Industry — started to check up on one or two deals and at the first whiff of them he was away on his toes . |
| 7 | In 1883 the Kilarrow Free Church congregation formed a Total Abstinence Society and at the first meeting in January 35 people signed the pledge . |
| 8 | In 1883 the Kilarrow Free Church congregation formed a Total Abstinence Society and at the first meeting in January 35 people signed the pledge . |
| 9 | Economic growth had slowed from 12 per cent in 1988 to 6.5 per cent in 1989 , and at the first meeting of the new Cabinet on March 20 Roh suggested that the country 's current economic difficulties were the government 's chief priority . |
| 10 | After being defeated by Botvinnik on a number of occasions — notably at the great Avro Tournament of 1938 and at the first post war tournament held to find a successor to the late Alekhine — he finally got his revenge with a triumphal victory over the Soviet champion in the USSR . |
| 11 | But he took a more positive stance in the third and at the first hint of resistance Newton 's temper began to rise . |
| 12 | But at the first sign of a pressure sore , inform the patient 's GP and consult the district nurse . |
| 13 | Often capable-looking owners assured her that they were good at controlling their pets , but at the first sign of resistance they released their hold and the animal then became nervous and upset . |
| 14 | But at the first mention of statements and the prospect of court appearances , they 'd suddenly become tight-lipped and forgetful . |
| 15 | The woman 's eyes widened as she took it , but at the first taste she thrust it at Juliet , pulling a face . |
| 16 | The Secretary of State issued the order to proceed , but at the first hearing of the extradition proceedings before the stipendiary magistrate P. repudiated his statement . |
| 17 | But at the first sound of her voice even this changed woman became familiar to him , and the veil of estrangement between them broke and drifted like gossamer . |
| 18 | Whereas at the first level there may be a number of words representative of the typical sentential context ( say 10% ) , beyond this point each of the definition words is in itself polysemous , involving further unrelated sense definitions . |
| 19 | In fact there was nothing ‘ reasonable ’ about it , and Bismarck knew this , for at the first whisper of Leopold 's appearance on the scene the French Ambassador had , officially , let it be known to Berlin that this candidacy would never be accepted by Napoleon III . |
| 20 | For at the first time thou findest but a darkness and , as it were , a cloud of unknowing , thou knowest not what , save that thou feelest in thy will a naked intent unto God . |
| 21 | How to engage with it then , when at the first glimpse of its potentially monstrous nature she had fled ? |
| 22 | The pursuers were keeping up as best they could but held little hope of catching him , though at the first fence on the second circuit — the seventeenth in the race — Red Rum could be seen to be keeping on gamely . |
| 23 | Harry held his breath , catching at that as at the first landmark by which he might hope to get his bearings . |