Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] [pos pn] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This came as something of a surprise , for nothing Victor Saunders had told me about the Priut refuge quite prepared me for my first sight of this three-storey silver sausage — an amazing futuristic construction with a dining room that looks out on a wonderland of peaks , and with some four-bedded dormitories which , if you 're lucky enough to be allocated one , ensures a degree of comfort far different from alpine-style overcrowding . |
| 2 | Students will be expected to have a thorough knowledge of them for their first grading exam . |
| 3 | However , a letter is sent out to newly qualified drivers advising they have a qualified instructor with them for their first motorway trips . |
| 4 | His son , Wilfred , a pupil-teacher at St. Martin 's , taught me during my first year in the Boys ' School . |
| 5 | When the wind dropped an occasional rumble in the distance reminded them of their first taste of war 's excitements . |
| 6 | Reminds me of my first branch chair , an ex-miner , who used to give me a lift home in his Jag . |
| 7 | Can you tell me of your first involvement with the support group ? |
| 8 | Can you say what the best things are from your drama school experience and what has been of most value to you during your first year in the profession ? |
| 9 | As a beginner at Level 1 every effort is made to prepare you for your first experience on the board . |
| 10 | ‘ I saw you through your first marriage , so the least I can do is see you through your first murder investigation . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I saw you through your first marriage , so the least I can do is see you through your first murder investigation . ’ |
| 12 | • A Meeting Service Manager who works with you from your first call , ensuring every requirement is met to your specification . |
| 13 | Somehow we 've got to say to people we will provide this valuable service to you from your first job until your last breath , wherever you work . |
| 14 | I would like to introduce myself to you in my first article for Machine Knitting Monthly . |
| 15 | Simply mention this offer when booking and take a copy of this magazine with you on your first visit . |
| 16 | ‘ Have n't seen you since your first trip in the basket lift . |
| 17 | Please state which regional final you would be able to attend from the list below , and provide a second option in case it is not possible to accommodate you at your first choice of location . |
| 18 | The interviewer may address you by your first name , especially if you are a young person . |
| 19 | And allowing someone to call you by your first name ( 'Please , call me John' ) has the sub-text : ‘ I am higher-status than you are and so can grant you this permission . ’ |
| 20 | There are complaints that , while one day Cruickshank will address you by your first name , the next day ‘ he 'll walk past as if he 'd never met you ’ . |
| 21 | No fewer than seven of his siblings had died there — five of them before their first birthday . |
| 22 | ‘ I have n't since the way Lou Gent fought against me in my first title defence . ’ |
| 23 | It is in the field of assessment that the new arrangements are likely to pose the most difficulties for teachers and distract them from their first task of finding their way into ‘ the very queer and tortuous passages of children 's minds ’ . |
| 24 | Bombay boys Kambli , Amre and Sachin Tendulkar totalled 359 runs between them in their first Test appearances on their home ground . |
| 25 | ‘ France has her eyes on you , ’ he had told them in his first Order of the Day , and the troops had their eyes on Pétain ; even though for the best part of a week they were not actually to see the new commander in person . |
| 26 | After settling the children into their hotel , the team took them on their first visit — to Disney 's Magic Kingdom , a giant playground of spectacular rides . |
| 27 | The old retainer who had received them on their first visit tried to help but Cranston pushed him gently away , saying it was a holiday and besides he was here at Sir Richard 's request to pursue his inquiries privately . |
| 28 | As show jumper and trainer John Bunyan told me on our first lesson ( see next month 's diary ) : ‘ You have to work out the difference between ‘ Ca n't ’ and ‘ Wo n't ’ . |
| 29 | The weather signs in the sky of the previous evening had foretold correctly but the Ben had been kind to me on my first ascent . |
| 30 | Correcting this at home takes a minute or two with needle and thread — but I did n't have a sewing kit with me on my first outing . |