Example sentences of "[art] first step [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ The first step on the savings and investment ladder is a rainy-day account so you have money to meet sudden emergencies , ’ she says . |
2 | The first step of the stairs was actually in the room , the protruding edge being well rounded to avoid barked shins . |
3 | But as soon as his foot was on the first step of the stairs , Charles heard the fatal summons over the loudspeaker . |
4 | Emma had mounted the first step of the stairs and she was unwinding her scarf when she turned and looked down on her mother , saying , ‘ I would have been many things if I had been brought up in peace . ’ |
5 | We do not need to wait for new efficient technology : as Stewart Boyle described in ‘ More work for less energy ’ ( New Scientist , 5 August 1989 ) , the technology exists to take the first step towards the targets we have set to save energy and fossil fuel , and to cut back on carbon dioxide emissions . |
6 | The first step in the proceedings taken by a defendant is now governed by Ords 12 and 13 and has two functions — to acknowledge that he has been served with the writ and to give the plaintiff notice that he intends to defend the proceedings . |