Example sentences of "[vb base] the first [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The European champions , who host the first leg in 11 days ' time , have lost Ruud Gullit and Marco Van Basten and are struggling for form . |
| 2 | Hartlepool 's Procession host the first show at the Empire in Middlesbrough on Monday ; Hug take the tour to Newcastle Poly on March 2 , and on March 5 the Poppyfield bring it to Perry 's in Darlington where the Autumn Divers will also be on the bill . |
| 3 | Push the first length of pipe into the ground or fit a pipe shoe and bracket |
| 4 | Always bring the first needle to D position and make sure that the weaving yarn is caught in the guide so that it can be directed correctly into the path of the main carriage . |
| 5 | Highlight the first block of text and get rid of the italics . |
| 6 | Quite often it is the clearing banks which make the first move by announcing a base rate change before the Bank alters its intervention rates . |
| 7 | It is the profusion of flowers which make the first impression on visitors although fruit and vegetables are grown as well . |
| 8 | I mean the first couple of days , we spent a lot of time just trying to cool people down and and stop them panicking and er and stop them going over the top . |
| 9 | Yeah but like think about it , first , I mean the first couple of tapes of people like saying oh yeah , so then we had sex , and then we gave him a blow job ! |
| 10 | you mean the first half of the table ? |
| 11 | I mean the first time at a lower level something appeared , I shaded half a square |
| 12 | All these examples involve the first sub-maxim of Quantity , which appears to be the important one , in which the provision of full information is enjoined . |
| 13 | Replace the first piece of knitting on the machine . |
| 14 | These results underscore the importance of the telomeric repeat nucleotide sequence for efficient recognition as functional telomeric DNA in vivo and provide the first step toward the development of an artificial chromosome cloning system for filamentous fungi . |
| 15 | For many young academics they provide the first step in the ladder of publications , now an essential requisite for career advancement . |
| 16 | We report the first case of a patient with FAP who developed pancreatitis after routine screening and biopsy of the ampulla of Vater . |
| 17 | Tap the first letter of the command ( eg Tap T for Transfer ) . |
| 18 | Some longer than others , I never forget the first day in Liverpool , I was a |
| 19 | I never forget the first morsel of professional advice I received : ‘ Play your own game , son , but keep the ball moving . ’ |
| 20 | From the outlet , fit the first bracket 1m along , against the string line ( allowing for the thickness of the gutter ) and fit the first length of guttering to the outlet and the supporting bracket . |
| 21 | The plan which the Governors had in mind — which was carried out with great success — was to demolish this house , build the first phase of the new Junior School where the house had stood , and finally to demolish the then Junior School and replace it with the second phase . |
| 22 | Recharge the first sink with dirty items and lift out the rinsed items in that order . |
| 23 | Implement the first stage of proposals for the further development of information technology in the Information Resource Centre.PS |
| 24 | I await the first sighting of this crucial volume with the awed anticipation of a Crusader waiting for the Holy Grail to arrive through the post . |
| 25 | On the following evening , her plan laid , Joan again found an excuse to retire early and put the first part of the scheme into action . |
| 26 | Yeah , when you put the first coat on it . |
| 27 | If you wish put the first letter of the word , too . |
| 28 | I put er er if I put the first letter of it , er er it 's S that 'll search it and it 'll say Sarah work |
| 29 | They receive the first prize of £4,000 . |
| 30 | DEC has decided to withdraw from exhibiting at the London Open Systems Show the first week in November , saying that it is worried about lack of support for the event . |