Example sentences of "[adv prt] [verb] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | First-half turnover was down compared with the first half of 1991-92 to $171.1m from $196m , although the company says revenues were constant , given comparable structures . |
| 2 | What had made him take up writing in the first place ? the interviewer asked . |
| 3 | If he was the sole breadwinner , you may have to go out to work for the first time . |
| 4 | ‘ Robert had just taken over the Seconds , but was called back to play in the first team . |
| 5 | ( The Abbey 's building and contents insurance must be taken out to qualify for the first time buyer 's discount ) . |
| 6 | ‘ In that case , you should never have taken me out sailing in the first place ! ’ |
| 7 | Needless to say , Roebuck underwent another ankle operation in December and hopes to be back playing by the first Sydney competition match for Eastwood against defending champions Randwick in April . |
| 8 | But Smith admitted : ‘ We 've got three points out of four , and that 's what we set out to achieve from the first two games . |
| 9 | It is a curious miscellany , where photographs of his early ballets are mixed in with family snap-shots , pictures of his friends , souvenirs of journeys , Christmas and other greetings , a book of clothing coupons from the days of rationing , costume drawings and various illustrations cut from magazines , including a feature on Roland Petit 's ballet Carmen and examples of the ‘ new look ’ in women 's clothes when long skirts came back to fashion for the first time since the war ; he proposed a ballet about that , but it was rejected . |
| 10 | She felt sad and immensely tired that she was about to see for the first time how Eddie had died . |
| 11 | As an example of our approach to regeneration areas , work on the redevelopment of the Crown Street project has progressed to the point where most of the roads and services are in place and work is about to start on the first 200 houses . |
| 12 | Now she 's about to compete in the first ever round-the-world air race . |
| 13 | ‘ Refreshing , ’ she euphemistically called the British climate she was about to face for the first time as a ‘ star ’ . |
| 14 | A wide range of support is available to assist existing exporters and businesses about to export for the first time . |