Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] at the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The guide provides three simple checklists of what information should be given at the first appointment , during and at the end of the case . |
| 2 | Otherwise , the cursor will be placed at the first field which does not satisfy either of the above two conditions . |
| 3 | In the case of a buy-out , disclosure should be made at the first board meeting at which the proposed buy-out is considered , and should be made to the full board and not to a committee of it . |
| 4 | Not only had the reception of The Family Reunion been altogether more favourable than the ill-started attempt in 1939 , but both this play and Murder in the Cathedral were to be performed at the first Edinburgh Festival in the following year . |
| 5 | Water conditions can be corrected at the first sign of any trouble with far less chance of an annoying , expensive and let's face it , cruel loss in the tank . |
| 6 | Pink tablets to be taken at the first sign of symptoms and Yellow tablets that only need to be taken if symptoms persist . |
| 7 | Had the hernia been strangulated , action would have had to be taken at the first sign of trouble . |
| 8 | At any moment hell would break loose , and poor Morris ( my Dad ) would be battered at the first onslaught . |
| 9 | The grades shown above for course requirement purposes should normally be obtained at the first attempt , but the Selection Committee may waive this requirement in exceptional cases , eg mature students showing academic ability and strong motivation , or on compassionate grounds . |
| 10 | With the Second Ballot the winning candidate must poll more than half the votes to be elected at the first ballot . |
| 11 | ( 6 ) The members of a licensing board for a district or licensing division of a district shall be elected at the first meeting of the district council held after the ordinary election of that council in 1977 and , in the case of subsequent elections , of those members : ( a ) except in so far as paragraph ( b ) below otherwise provides , at the first meeting of the council held after each Subsequent ordinary election of the council ; and ( b ) where a determination under subsection ( 3 ) above is made ( whether or not at such meeting of the council as is mentioned in paragraph ( a ) above ) , either : ( i ) at the meeting at which the determination is made ; or ( ii ) at the first meeting of the council held after such meeting as is mentioned in sub-paragraph ( i ) above . |
| 12 | In the case of a licensing board for a district or division of a district , the members were to be elected at the first meeting of the district council after its ordinary election in 1977 and thereafter after every ordinary election . |