Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] in the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | CUMMINS Engine , the U.S. diesel engine maker with a plant in Darlington , claims it should be returning to profit in the first quarter of this year . |
| 2 | This makes it important to use the airbrakes to ensure that you cross the upwind boundary very low as though you were attempting to land in the first part of the field . |
| 3 | erm and with this money that I 'm going to earn in the first six weeks and then possibly erm getting a job while I 'm doing the correspondence course erm you know even if it 's just bar work and especially |
| 4 | They should be playing the Beatles or the Rolling Stones , and they should n't be getting married in the first place — modern people did n't . |
| 5 | But we do n't need to do any blood tests if you 're fine , you 'll be delighted to hear , having checked in the first place . |
| 6 | Having lost in the first round to Sarah Lochrie , 7–5 , 6–4 , she then fought her way back into the tournament to beat Jasmine Choudhury 7–5 , 6–3 in the semis and Felicia D'Amelio 2–6 , 6–4 , 6–4 in the final to take her first national title . |
| 7 | Lendl 's 6–2 7–6 second-round defeat to Black , after a first round bye , was the latest blow to the 33-year-old 's faltering career , having lost in the first rounds of the French and Australian Opens already this year . |
| 8 | This contrasts with developmental dyslexia which is an impairment , possibly congenital , in learning to read in the first place . |
| 9 | Though they 've slipped up lately , there is still hope that the Premier League will end up in the hands of the sort of club that the likes of Arsenal , Everton and Manchester United were trying to exclude in the first place . |
| 10 | I was a trifle concerned to see abseiling featured in the first section of your A–Z of Outdoor Activities supplement . |