Example sentences of "see the first [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Because it would be good for some of us to see the first moments of your great fame . ’ |
| 2 | Not to mention a rapid passing on of mortgage cuts to bedraggled flocks of existing homeowners ; who are less than thrilled to see the first helping of crumbs go in instant cheap deals to first-time buyers . |
| 3 | A stampede broke out , people pushing past Jezrael to the cockpit to see the first signs of other human beings through the canopy . |
| 4 | We arrived just in time to see the first members of the brass band — a trombone and a tuba — come round the corner of the lane . |
| 5 | He had stayed long enough to see the first stage of the counter-inflation policy accepted and the clash and confrontation of two years earlier replaced by a new partnership . |
| 6 | We are only just beginning to see the first stirrings of a new debate on industry 's competitiveness . |
| 7 | As they reached the trees they heard a wild burst of cheering and turned to see the first tongues of flame licking up the walls of the cainca . |
| 8 | As he responded , Rostov remembered the survey briefing and wondered if he was seeing the first evidence of genetic mutation . |
| 9 | They 're clearing the way for the new 600 series and we 're seeing the first evidence of the Japanese working practises . |
| 10 | We are now seeing the first signs of recovery and all forecasters expect to see our economy growing again in the coming year . |
| 11 | Seeing the first signs of salt water he was landed on by lots of flies which got into his eyes and irritated him more than the dust . |
| 12 | The 1980s have been forecast as the Golden Decade of cometary research , seeing the first return of Halley since Mount Wilson was built and the launch of four cometary probes . |
| 13 | Helen wondered if she was seeing the first moment of a gathering hysteria . |
| 14 | She 'd been so angry , after seeing the first picture of him with Dara , that she 'd wanted to get rid of anything that had reminded her of their time together . |
| 15 | I I 've only ever seen the first film of it . |
| 16 | The academic year 1992/3 has seen the first year of fully modularised courses at Napier . |
| 17 | you have already seen the first part of that intent . |
| 18 | The group of researchers that has seen the first indications of a Z particle is code named UA1 , and is one of the two teams that reported the evidence for the W particle earlier this year . |
| 19 | There is no space to go into detail about the ding-dong and the relevance of that remark , but it is gentlemanly mayhem at its best and I wish I had seen the first encounters between the CSIRO and its critic , who , I infer , also had a go at the research on skeleton weed . |
| 20 | Tomorrow sees the first round of the President 's Trophy takes place at Northern . |
| 21 | Today sees the first appearance of the American team , comprising John McEnroe and Pam Shriver , who face Australia . |
| 22 | IT is hoped that 1993 will see the first working of an ex-B.R. main line loco on the former Mangotsfield to Bath branch when Bulleid Un rebuilt Battle of Britain 34072 ‘ 257 Squadron ’ makes a visit to the Avon Valley Railway . |
| 23 | Well I 'll just see the first part of Eastenders if I can cos I 've seen the second part . |
| 24 | The auction will also see the first work by Antonio Lopez Garcia to be put up for sale in London or New York and his ‘ Ataud ’ of 1957 is estimated at £180–250,000 ( $315–440,000 ) . |
| 25 | Thus a process which started in early 1988 will see the first holder of an HNC in Accounting emerge in the summer of 1991 , and the first holder of an HND in Accounting in 1992 . |
| 26 | Angel could see the first light in the east . |
| 27 | We can readily see the first steps in this transformation process when we consider the impact of computer technology on capital-investment decisions . |
| 28 | Even so , in this simple organism you can see the first hint of a fish . |
| 29 | The war brought , however , a number of naval victories and 1740 saw the first performance of Rule Britannia , which soon acquired the status of a second national anthem . |
| 30 | It 's significant , too , that while Herbert Tree was laying the foundations of drama training in England , the famous partnership of Stanislavsky and Danchenko in Russia was beginning , and saw the first developments towards the establishment of the Moscow Arts Theatre . |