Example sentences of "your [noun] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | And do your exams on the first of our work in June . |
| 2 | The correct dosage for your fish can only be supplied if you know the gallonage of your pond in the first place . |
| 3 | This is likely to be your most fertile day , as it is not unusual to detect your surge on the first day of testing . |
| 4 | ‘ See you 're doing your rounds with the first night presents . ’ |
| 5 | But direct observation does give you the colours and you do become more accurate , even though sunlight and shadows move so fast during the time it takes to paint such a scene that the particular arrangement that caught your eye in the first place has long since gone by the time the picture is finished ! |
| 6 | When you meet your teacher for the first time , tell him , or her , as much as you can about why you decided to have lessons . |
| 7 | The only paper on your desk should be that on which you are currently working and material waiting to receive your attention for the first time . |
| 8 | To remind you , it was I who scraped together your passage-money in the first instance . |
| 9 | It 's probably best not to feed your fish for the first day or so as they settle in ( though some fish will feed within a few minutes of being stocked ) . |
| 10 | ‘ You must make your move at the first available opportunity . |
| 11 | 8/Face sketched in lightly , eyes are lowered as is the custom in San'a to be as demure as possible if not a little apprehensive and afraid at the prospect of meeting your husband for the first time on your wedding night . |
| 12 | Of these , up to three quarters of your contributions in the first year will go as commission to the broker or sales representative . |
| 13 | In the meantime , feast your diaries on the first instalment . |
| 14 | Write your diary for the first full day . |
| 15 | I heard your name for the first time . |
| 16 | SERAFIN : You sound as if you are making a cautious discovery about your feelings for the first time . |
| 17 | Baby carriers/slings leave your hands and arms free , and are a good way of transporting your baby in the first few months . |
| 18 | Silicon Amnesia Sir : I bought your magazine for the first time this month and was very annoyed that I have been missing out on an excellent value piece of publishing catering to beginners ( me ) and experienced alike . |
| 19 | If you are , or are close to being , a higher-rate tax payer , and you discontinue your policy during the first 7–1/2 years , you may have to pay tax on the amount by which the surrender value exceeds the sum of the premiums paid . |
| 20 | If you are , or are close to being , a higher-rate tax payer , and you discontinue your policy during the first 7–1/2 years , you may have to pay tax on the amount by which the surrender value exceeds the sum of the premiums paid . |
| 21 | Because of high setting-up charges , you will get little or nothing if you surrender your policy in the first two or three years . |
| 22 | But it might help your learners if they used some of your techniques for the first five or ten minutes of viewing . |
| 23 | First of all , you have to ascertain whether your strategy up the first part of the beat will make you want to carry on sailing on starboard tack for some time after the starting signal , or to tack onto port as soon as possible after the start . |
| 24 | You must provide your manager with a self — or a medical certificate , depending on your illness for the first 7 days you are off but you must provide medical evidence if you are ill for longer than this . |
| 25 | Mock interviews and tape-recording answers will pay handsome dividends at the interview itself when you would otherwise find yourself practising your answers for the first time . |
| 26 | People should remember that you need attention too , and not ignore you and sneak away from you , People who sneak away from you can not really be your friends in the first place . |
| 27 | ‘ Let's see , what time is your man off the first tee ? ’ |
| 28 | I 'll never forget seeing your Grandfather for the first time , I could n't believe any human being could have a face like that . ’ |
| 29 | Under the new monthly system , the usage fee will be charged to your account on the first Friday of each month and will cover the period up to the preceding Sunday . |
| 30 | If you absolutely insist in giving all your information in the first answer , there 's no room for a further question , and the best kind of response is the one that leaves the next question sort of hanging on the end of it , so that the interviewer can come back with another question . |