Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] at the first " in BNC.

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1 When you press the Enter key , DOS looks at the first word in the string of characters you 've typed in and compares it to a list of command names stored in the file called COMMAND.COM .
2 Secondly and/or alternatively , it is argued that even if this is a case where the conventional Cyanamid principles fall to be applied , the mother 's claim to interlocutory relief falls at the first hurdle , namely the establishment of an arguable prima facie case .
3 ANDRE AGASSI will claim a slice of unwanted history if his Wimbledon defence falters at the first hurdle next Monday .
4 This section looks at the first two of these applications .
5 Rowing Red Alligator over its hurdle as The Banshee falls at the first .
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