Example sentences of "[v-ing] up the first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dawn found me stretched out on the bench below the War Memorial in Glencoe Village soaking up the first warm rays of sun and waiting for the shop to open . |
| 2 | He was responsible for drawing up the first comprehensive anti-drugs strategy , unveiled in September 1989 , which involved increased spending , heavier penalties for casual users and incentives to drug-producing countries to clamp down on narcotics production . |
| 3 | Although menstrual cycles vary quite considerably in length from person to person , the average length is about 28 days with the ‘ period ’ taking up the first five or six of these . |
| 4 | Robinson ran a school for retarded Christian children and had clashed with local villagers , who accused him of setting up the first Israeli settlement in Lebanon . |
| 5 | Palmer won the man-of-the-match award after a superb performance , setting up the first two goals and scoring the third . |