Example sentences of "getting the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you feel anxious about getting the first lot of seeds sown out of doors . |
| 2 | I 've written the whole section as an identical pattern of pull-offs ( with one note in parentheses , because I think that 's what Cliff was aiming for , but missed getting the first lick on string 1 to sound out — there were no drop-ins on recording sessions in 1956 ! ) . |
| 3 | She 's abroad but is getting the first available flight back . |
| 4 | Spend time getting the first layer dead true . |
| 5 | And I 'd say I was down the docks last night trying to rob the life-rafts , getting the first aid kits and trying to get the Omnopon and all that , and I nearly got caught , ca n't you help us out ? |
| 6 | The chance of it getting the first two letters-ME-right is the chance of it getting the second letter- E-right ( 1 in 27 ) given that it has also got the first letter — M — right , therefore 1/27 x 1/27 , which equals 1/729 . |
| 7 | The chance of it getting the first word-METHINKS — right is 1/27 for each of the 8 letters , therefore ( 1/27 ) x ( 1/27 ) x ( 1/27 ) x ( 1/27 ) . , |
| 8 | We 're putting all our resources into getting the first leg over . |