Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] at [art] first " in BNC.

  Previous page   Next page
No Sentence
31 In calculating the time when a review is due , the starting point is : ( a ) where a person is arrested outside the police station ( i ) the time he arrives at the relevant station ; or ( ii ) the time 24 hours after the time of his arrest , whichever is the earlier ; ( b ) where a person attends the police station voluntarily and is subsequently arrested there the time of arrest ; ( c ) where a person is arrested outside England and Wales : ( i ) the time he arrives at the first station to which he is taken in the police area in which the offence for which he has been arrested is being investigated ; or ( ii ) 24 hours after the time of his entry into the country whichever is the earlier ; ( d ) where a person is arrested in another part of the country and has to be taken to the police area where the offence is being investigated for questioning — the time at which he arrived at the first police station in the police area in question .
32 With a little moan of fear she scrambled out of the car and raced to the house to hammer on the door , but it opened at the first blow from her fist .
33 He landed at the first aerodrome he saw .
34 He began at the first line .
35 In October he flew at the first British flying meeting at Doncaster , and there he became a naturalized British subject .
36 And when he gets it on , the , the C and D truck it sets off , what happens when he stops at the first set of traffic lights ? or turns out ?
37 At least that is one message 1500 of them gape at the first ever BAYSDAY , held earlier this month at various institutions in London 's museum heartland .
38 Let's see if we can refine those like us looking at the first two lines of the play .
39 Let us look at the first problem first .
  Previous page   Next page