Example sentences of "once the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew that if he wanted to he could have killed her ; without apparent effort he held off her attack once the first shock had past . |
| 2 | Once the first prize has been won by Conrad , J , and praise for some good work by such as Belloc , H , and Masefield , J , all the prose about glassy calms and heaving swells makes heavy weather . |
| 3 | Once the first diver is stable , on a three man bell run the second diver does the same . |
| 4 | Rose Shepherd goes on to argue that a first affair , usually based on attraction , leads to further affairs based on nothing more than boredom , loneliness , resentment , or the need for further boosting of confidence once the first extramarital partner has bowed out . |
| 5 | Once the first week was over the two small girls joined others in the schoolroom . |
| 6 | ‘ It seemed to be a lovely idea once the first one was put out to try and do a series . |
| 7 | Once the first Gazette was completed they decided to move on to something else . |
| 8 | Once the first version of the report has been drafted it can be proof-read and amended . |
| 9 | ‘ Once the first one goes in , hopefully I 'll get a load , ’ said Barlow . |
| 10 | Such radicalism demanded too much , because there was little popular momentum to be gained from harmony through compromise , once the first flush of enthusiasm engendered by Mrs Stowe passed . |
| 11 | Once the first and crucial step has been taken of recognising that everyone needs help to handle what are very distressing events , the next step is to request and take advantage of all the support available . |
| 12 | The common clinical experience of diagnosing two ( or occasionally more ) affected boys simultaneously in a single family has to be weighed against the availability of prenatal diagnosis in future pregnancies once the first case has been identified . |
| 13 | Secondly , once the first ‘ wave ’ of users passed and the physical and social consequences of their habit became visible to the Wirral population at large , why did the incidence of heroin use continue to climb ? |
| 14 | However , once the first contingent of Marines arrived under President Johnson 's orders in 1965 , Hollywood responded with a small number of hastily-made low-budget second-features depicting this new war . |
| 15 | After all , earth was not made in a day and there is always scope for a second project once the first has been completed and shown to be a success . |
| 16 | Once the first stage had used up its fuel you leave it behind so you 're not having to push the empty casing . |
| 17 | Once the first contacts were made , the fieldworker attempted to fulfil certain goals which are outlined only briefly here ( see Labov 1981 : 8 for details ) . |
| 18 | Also important is the limited availability of alternative sources for retailer 2 once the first agreement is signed . |
| 19 | Once the first hill was climbed we could see Golden Cap off in the distance , two miles away . |
| 20 | Once the first grading has been successfully completed , the student goes on to the next stage of training , which concerns itself with basic semi-free sparring . |
| 21 | Once the first pangs of hunger had been satisfied , Cranston interrogated the friar . |
| 22 | Naturally , once the first paragraph of his letter met my eyes , I sat down with reassurance to say how sorry I was not to have written earlier and to have delayed giving him an account of the Italian visit . |
| 23 | I brought Ilsa down here once the first summer she and Raymond came down . |
| 24 | In other words once the first element has been selected every subsequent choice is determined by the element immediately preceding it . |
| 25 | If Rohan really wanted control of the vineyard , would he consider it well lost for love once the first passion had cooled , as it inevitably would ? |
| 26 | When all that was available was the free-fall bomb , air-delivered systems were essential to the deterrent , but , once the first land and sea-launched ballistic missiles were to hand , it was possible to have weapons systems that operated from comparatively safe sanctuaries and , in the case of Polaris , from the virtually impenetrable depths of the sea . |
| 27 | Once the first draft is complete , a proof copy is sent up for checking . |
| 28 | Once the first point has been identified the remaining points are entered in clockwise order around the zone boundary . |
| 29 | Once the first block is empty it will be demolished to make way for the second phase of house building , where the whole process of relocating and building is repeated . |