Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [verb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though I acknowledge the need for caution in the development of counselling services and for more scientific evidence for the effectiveness of different types of counselling , this should not conflict with taking the first steps . |
| 2 | should we , should we look at say the first Friday after the middle of January , something of that sort , I , I have n't got a calendar on my desk at the moment I 'm afraid , but erm |
| 3 | I had a further powerful incentive to learning the language , for SPG , the missionary society which supported me and thirty or more other missionaries in Burma , men and women , had a rule that no missionary could marry before passing the first two language examinations . |
| 4 | But that is petty cash to the jackpot the Rangers players and the club will earn from becoming the first British side to play under the changed European Cup format . |
| 5 | " Inability to predict what will happen after taking the first drink " is how we define alcoholism . |