Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] the first [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So a week or so may elapse between the first and the last eggs hatching . |
| 2 | Besides the Foundation stories , Asimov 's best known book was probably his second , I , Robot ( 1950 ) , in which he promulgated three unalterable ‘ Laws of Robotics ’ — first , that a robot may not harm a human being , or , through inaction , allow a human being to come to harm ; secondly , that a robot must obey the orders of a human being , except when this would conflict with the first law ; and thirdly , that a robot must protect itself , except when this would conflict with the first and second laws . |
| 3 | D' ya remember in the first when we had curly going everywhere . |
| 4 | ‘ Then I 'll wish for the first and last dance tonight and as many as you can spare in between , ’ Harry rejoined , and was pleased to see that Cora-Beth was actually blushing . |
| 5 | When we are developing an artist on an international basis , success does n't necessarily happen in the first or second album . |
| 6 | In this article I will deal with the first and the last — ‘ professional clearance ’ and confidentiality . |