Example sentences of "to a first [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In evaluating this expression we first note that the metric connections are linear in h ; hence to a first approximation in h the form ( 7.4 ) or ( 7.5 ) can be used for the Riemann curvature tensor rather than ( 7.3 ) . |
| 2 | Well she ca n't be much cop if she 'd open her legs to a first date to a Dutch s sailor . |
| 3 | After the exploratory period of 18 months , we hope to proceed by mid-1993 with full development , leading to a first order by the mid-1990s . |
| 4 | But it was unfortunate that the provisions on capital allowances , introduced last autumn , had not been extended : ‘ We recommended the reintroduction of 100 per cent capital allowances on plant and machinery , limited to a first portion of £50,000 , to benefit smaller businesses in particular . |
| 5 | Like Julia , in the earlier book , Beth catches things ‘ on the hop ’ — almost as a student whose mind is more imaginative than philosophical will react to a first reading of Bishop Berkeley by quickly turning his head , hoping to witness the sudden appearance or disappearance of those external objects which are supposed to depend on his perception of them for their existence . |
| 6 | Two years of basic research led to a first description of Mamprusi court ritual and the system of succession . |
| 7 | I write to confirm that the Economic Development Committee at their meeting on 5 November approved your application for a loan of £300,000 under the above scheme , on condition that the existing loan is repaid in full , and subject to a first charge in favour of the Council over the whole of your existing and proposed premises at Penicuik . |
| 8 | This invariably led to a first round in the high seventies followed by brilliant but despairing rounds which carried him well up into the place money . |
| 9 | At home they had behaved as if she were a toddler going to a first party in a party frock rather than a huge ungainly student eighteen years of age going to university dressed from head to toe in dark clothes . |