Example sentences of "[v-ing] with the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He paused , his blue eyes glinting with the first sign of malice he had shown . |
| 2 | United States President Bush paid a one-day visit to Prague on Nov. 17 , coinciding with the first anniversary of the start of the " Velvet Revolution " which had overthrown communist rule . |
| 3 | If learning to read is regarded as a continual process of making more and more sense of written language , advancing with every reading experience and beginning with the first insight that print is meaningful , then it will be seen that there can never be anything specific for a child to be ready for … . |
| 4 | Starting with the first position of the word being searched for , the trie is checked in column 1 . |
| 5 | Over the years since the granting of the Royal Charter in 1948 , honorary graduates , starting with the first Chancellor , Lord Trent , have included politicians , musicians , men and women of letters , scientists , industrialists , lawyers , sporting personalities , all subsequent Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors and several long-serving senior employees of the University . |
| 6 | They had a bit of luck against Portsmouth starting with the first goal which spun off Symons but Chrissy Allen and his team mates worked hard and deserved everything they got … |
| 7 | They had a bit of luck against Portsmouth starting with the first goal which spun off Symons but Chrissy Allen and his team mates worked hard and deserved everything they got … |
| 8 | He said : ‘ The new season does not start until October but we will be holding our own practice matches before then , starting with the first event on 17 June at the big pool at Barlaston . |
| 9 | Perhaps the rationalisation the person devises for coping with the first loss is shattered by the second loss . |
| 10 | Dealing with the first theme that I mentioned , Dickens uses the word ‘ gentleman ’ a lot in the novel — it is like a leitmotif . |
| 11 | The pre-packaged Oral Rehydration Salts distributed by the various heath organisations were not easily available in most rural areas , conflicting with the first criterion for appropriate technology ( listed above ) . |