Example sentences of "at the first [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're not allowed to work on it and er that 's about it really , our programme , we 've decided to er start the pipe at the first position away from the tank construction and we 've , we 've set out , we employed a concrete layer and to lay out the pipes while we 're doing nothing and continue on with the so that while this gang is actually laying there 's only er six people in total . |
| 2 | You can indicate a specific start point for the list by supplying a Start issue id ; if not , the list will start at the first Issue alphabetically which is associated with the specified Client . |
| 3 | He touched a lump of rotting offal and , scooping it up , throwing it at the first assassin now tripping towards him . |
| 4 | ‘ From what I 've seen so far , Alan looks favourite , ’ said White , beaten at the first hurdle again . |
| 5 | Trident was hugely expensive — £10 billion at the first assessment alone . |
| 6 | She had planned on being ultra-cool , whatever provocation he might throw at her , and yet at the first word here she was letting him get to her all over again ! |
| 7 | Provision is made for the election of members of a new divisional board , either at the meeting at which it was determined that a new division should be established or at the first meeting thereafter . |
| 8 | Provision is made for the election of members of a new divisional board , either at the meeting at which it was determined that a new division should be established or at the first meeting thereafter . |
| 9 | Failure to find the right concept at the first attempt simply leads to a second attempt and a third attempt . |
| 10 | The fire brigade which was at the first blaze about 100 yards away extinguished the second fire in a short time . |