Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [prep] [pos pn] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another example , I 'm afraid , of the impertinence of conductors in supposing that composers who had second thoughts were necessarily hankering after their first versions all the time . |
| 2 | Joyce was no longer living with his first wife . |
| 3 | Children just beginning on their first language have to solve the problem of how forms map on to meanings . |
| 4 | At sixteen , having taken her Higher School Certificate , she was already preparing for her first MD examination . |
| 5 | The new company is already working on its first major contract , worth £20 million , to rebuild the country 's naval base . |
| 6 | Charlton 's men have already overcome one hazardous encounter , escaping from Copenhagen last month with a valuable point — which left the Danes still searching for their first win after their opening three games . |
| 7 | down in Division three hereford are still searching for their first league win of the season … tonight they 're at home to Wycombe … on saturday they went down to Lincoln … the score 2-1 |
| 8 | down in Division three hereford are still searching for their first league win of the season … tonight they 're at home to Wycombe … on saturday they went down to Lincoln … the score 2-1 |
| 9 | Gloucester rugby club could do with some better aerodynamics at the moment … the cherry and whites are still searching for their first win of the season … they 've a club game tomorrow against Cardiff at Kingsholm … |
| 10 | in the premiership Swindon are still searching for their first win … |
| 11 | A narrow defeat by Hampshire in the final at Lord 's , however , leaves the county still looking for their first trophy since 1982 . |
| 12 | The sponsorship puts the Football League in a stronger position and leaves the newly formed Premier League still looking for their first backer . |
| 13 | Chelsea , still looking for their first win of the season , are without the suspended Dennis Wise . |
| 14 | Unchanged Chelsea , still looking for their first win of the season , will keep Gareth Hall at left-back after refusing to meet West Ham 's £2.2million demand for Julian Dicks . |
| 15 | Defeat for the Gunners in this live televised Sunday spectacular would be the title favourites ' third straight loss and leave them still looking for their first point . |
| 16 | United are still looking for their first away points of the season … the search should end at London Road |
| 17 | United are still looking for their first away points of the season … the search should end at London Road |
| 18 | Despite two good performances to date , Wirral Ladies are still looking for their first win in the Ladies County Championship . |
| 19 | Mosley , who are still looking for their first win of the season were dismissed for 93 , Wilmslow reaching 95 for the loss of 4 wickets . |
| 20 | Lee is still looking for his first League goal and admitted : ‘ I 'd love to get it against Charlton . ’ |
| 21 | Well we understand that they 're going to Paul up the front and of course is still looking for his first goal of the season . |
| 22 | The interior was still waiting for its first clean and the upholstery felt as if it had been textured in buff nicotine . |
| 23 | He said mischievously of Saturday 's rival manager Ron Atkinson : ‘ Despite his spells with West Brom , Manchester United , Sheffield Wednesday and now Villa , he 's still waiting for his first League Championship . |
| 24 | Still waiting for his first goal since his £500,000 summer move from Rangers , Rideout has been unfavourably compared with the Scots striker who left Goodison for Oldham last year . |
| 25 | With the opposite number still waiting for his first save , Rhodes was in the thick of things again as he pushed a header from Dave Weir against the crossbar . |
| 26 | Mr Peter Bergg , aged 47 , is also running in his first election although he has previously stood in Sedgefield district council elections . |
| 27 | A voter who gives a first-preference vote and a second-preference vote to Fianna Fail candidates and a third-preference vote to a Fine Gael candidate is really asking with his first two choices that Fianna Fail should win the election and with his third that Fine Gael should prevail . |
| 28 | She turned to focus her attention on the up-and-coming young band now swinging into their first number . |
| 29 | They have undertaken an independent training course and induction programme , and are now preparing for their first meeting . |
| 30 | Wainwright may play this weekend , McIntosh certainly will but London Scottish do not anticipate Sharp featuring in their first XV for the rest of the season as he is still troubled by his leg break . |