Example sentences of "[v-ing] it [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 31 | in the studies described earlier , those who were most proficient in BSL were those learning it as a first language ( albeit with English as another first language ) . |
| 32 | Bursting a good big dam , or even just letting it overflow , is almost as satisfying as planning and building it in the first place . |
| 33 | He opened his mouth as in a dream , shaping it around the first barbaric syllable . |
| 34 | Having always been aware of the Cathedral I 've often wondered what impact it has on visitors seeing it for the first time . |
| 35 | He moved round and joined them and stared intently at the portrait as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 36 | Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time . |
| 37 | If you were seeing it for the first time , what impressions would you receive ? |
| 38 | Sam looked at the revolver as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 39 | Charles found he was watching much of the play as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 40 | He started typing and found himself enjoying it for the first time for years . |
| 41 | If the patina chemical is too strong , dilute with a little water and , if using it for the first time , do a test on a sample piece of copper . |
| 42 | ‘ Often the man is the only breadwinner and without him the family has to rely on state benefits — the social security system can be horrendous if you 're using it for the first time . |
| 43 | Because , as I say , we 've got recycling credits on our side , we 've got the fact that we 've got this outlet in Exmouth which will take the paper , and that 's why we 're looking at producing this workshop area , so that a lot of this stuff that goes to landfill , I 'm talking about , fridges , tables , whichever else that can be repaired and reused er , I know this is only on a very small scale , but one of the things that I think is very important with is that we 're not purely a recycling centre , we also want to set an education project , to raise people 's awareness of what yo yet waste production is n't about recycling , it 's about not producing it in the first place , |
| 44 | There was a big surge of local optimism when Martin Crowe won what appeared to be a very important toss — not that winning it in the first Test had done NZ much good . |
| 45 | The precautionary principle suggests that , as the future damage done by pollution is often more costly than the extra expense of avoiding it in the first place and in any case it is often unacceptable , even if a money cost ca n't be put on it , then prevention is better than cure . |
| 46 | He touched a lump of rotting offal and , scooping it up , throwing it at the first assassin now tripping towards him . |