Example sentences of "[to-vb] from [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 His 22-year-old step grandchild Madjit was forced to jump from the first floor with his pyjamas ablaze .
2 ‘ We 'll have to jump from the first floor , ’ said Cardiff .
3 Unsuccessful at first , southern whaling began to flourish from the first decade of the 20th century , based initially at shore stations on South Georgia , later on pelagic fleets of factory ships and catchers .
4 It was taking time for Britain to recover from the First World War .
5 Short , left-handed and aggressive , he was an opener who hit the ball extremely hard , played every shot in the book with great relish and was always looking to attack from the first ball .
6 Middlesbrough are no Spartak , and were no match for Souness 's side , who shook off any possible European hangover to dominate from the first whistle .
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