Example sentences of "well [prep] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Brian Gayle did n't defend well for the first goal and Gage did a Val Parnell act in the middle of the park to set up the lad for his second . ’ |
| 2 | With my own two children , I felt cheerful and reasonably well during the first pregnancy ; the bonding process with the baby was immediate and passionate , but nine months later I was seeking medical help for exhaustion . |
| 3 | According to the LFS code book , temporary jobs in the first category can include jobs the termination of which " is fixed for , by example , reaching a certain date or completing an assignment , or by return of an employee who has been temporarily replaced " ( our italics ) i.e. jobs that could fit equally well into the second category whilst jobs in the second category are taken to include those with " a work contract for a specific task or a fixed period of time " ( our italics ) i.e jobs that could fit equally well into the first category . |
| 4 | A great wave of Greek influence in Rome began in the mid-second century BC with the conquest of Greece , and lasted well into the first century , by which time it had become a well-established fashion for young men of well-to-do families to complete their education in Athens . |
| 5 | She acts particularly well in the first scene |
| 6 | American oil companies did well in the first quarter , helped by fat profits on refining . |
| 7 | Still , Potter said that as ‘ sales , profitability and liquidity have progressed well in the first quarter and the outlook is good ’ , the board is recommending an increase in the final dividend to 1.5 pence from 1.4 pence per share last time . |
| 8 | ‘ They played really well in the first half and their commitment was total in the second half . |
| 9 | OMEGA products have performed well in the first half of the year achieving significant growth in volume compared with last year . |
| 10 | He said they played well in the first half , but then things went wrong in the second half , when Orrell had a bit of luck in scoring after a knock on . |
| 11 | Smith added : ‘ We did n't plan for a start like that , but it helped us to play well in the first half . |
| 12 | The stiff rein indicates that the horse is not carrying or pushing as much with that inside hind leg and so it is easier for him to shy ( and so stop going forward ) , if he is not working as well in the first instance . |
| 13 | Mr Deputy Speaker that 's exactly what the authorities are asked to make sure about and of course they must have sensible plans so that there are always beds and facilities for those who need them , but in a way it 's a success of care in the community that that more elderly people are being looked after in their own homes and so we 've arrested the very rapid growth in permanent residential places which was occurring before the policy was introduced er , as we now see , despite some gloomy forewarning , local authorities have in general managed well in the first year of their responsibilities , they 've examined thousands of cases and many people have been helped to make decisions about their own futures . |
| 14 | Sean Gregan , Lee Ellison and Anthony Isaacs all products of the youth policy , have all done well in the first team this season . |
| 15 | ‘ I think we did well in the first game at Ibrox , despite the result . |
| 16 | There is really very little excuse for the student wandering out of reach of the field if he has been taught well in the first place . |
| 17 | " Now " is better used in study than in unprofitable re-writing of what should have been done well in the first place . |
| 18 | Well in the first place , I have made clear throughout , and I have a record their of over twenty years that people can have a look at , but I made clear throughout , as has Mr Adams , that we are not engaged in secret deals , secret deals do n't solve problems . |
| 19 | Yeah but the boss had the Belmont as well in the first place because erm |
| 20 | This contrasts with Oxfordshire , which fared very well in the first period and very badly in the next two , and with Somerset , which had the smallest increase in the first period , followed by among the largest in each of the next two years . |
| 21 | I think also you would expect children who are really quite young , well before the first year , to be showing social interest in other adults around , and if they 're not it might be worth checking that there is n't some problem with the child . |
| 22 | I think also you would expect children who are really quite young , well before the first year , to be showing social interest in other adults around , and if they 're not it might be worth checking that there is n't some problem with the child . |
| 23 | Cutting that over the numbers had me down and stopped well before the first intersection , a distance of around 400 metres , and I could have done much better if I 'd heaved on the brakes , which are single Goodyear discs with excellent stopping power . |
| 24 | It was ceasing to be overwhelmingly political in a narrow sense and acquiring new dimensions which , even well before the First World War , were clearly destined soon to become very important . |
| 25 | I think everyone needs the director to be vitally interested in the work well beyond the first week of actual performance . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , the yacht did well on the first leg , finishing sixth . |
| 27 | Weak clients , i.e. those lacking confidence , may not perform well at the first meeting but normally go through a sharp learning curve . |