Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lawrence E. Walsh , the special prosecutor in charge of the Iran-contra investigation , responded to the move by suggesting for the first time that Bush was a " subject " of his inquiry . |
| 2 | Tit for Tat begins by cooperating on the first move and thereafter simply copies the previous move of the other player . |
| 3 | Wirgman influenced the development of Western-style painting in Japan by serving as the first foreign teacher to artists painting in the Western style . |
| 4 | This becomes clearer by looking at the first two stanzas . |
| 5 | He even lost his Rothmans Grand Prix title by losing in the first round to world No 52 , Welshman Tony Chappel , while in the grip of fear . |
| 6 | Just by glancing at the first chapter of the book you feel a sort of ‘ zing ’ that brings them together , so much so that one could never rate one higher than the other . |
| 7 | In a news conference on Nov. 9 , however , the Philippine spokesman Rafael M. Alunan appeared to indicate a softening of the government 's stance by differentiating for the first time between " sovereign control " and " operational control " , noting that Philippine personnel would not be fully ready to take over the bases by 1991 and that US personnel would be needed to operate them under Philippine sovereignty for a transitional period . |
| 8 | He failed to take a wicket at Sydney in the next Test , and helped Gibbs to a reciprocal three wickets in four balls by falling to the first he received . |
| 9 | Having raised the hopes of friend and foe alike — and especially of Iraqis , witness the ecstatic scenes in Baghdad last week — by agreeing for the first time to contemplate withdrawal from Kuwait , he was unwilling to commit himself unequivocally . |