Example sentences of "[prep] the first week [prep] " in BNC.

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1 A construction strike called for the first week of April by Spain 's two largest unions originally dashed hopes of completing the project on time .
2 It is vital never to grant them absolute rights over nomenclature , or you will end up with a child called Aspirin Muesli Harris as poor Tom was for the first week of his life , until it was overruled as being pagan by the Irish Catholic nurse .
3 Courses in Greece and Turkey are options for the first week of Villa-Flotilla holiday , while courses in Falmouth prepare novices for the two week flotillas .
4 These are prices to book extra sailing options for the first week of a Villa-Flotilla in Nidri or Yalikavak , or Shore Holiday in Nidri .
5 The weather was fine , and for the first week of his stay Giles went with Beverley on several short geological expeditions .
6 A follow-up CSCE meeting was scheduled for the first week of September .
7 The rent of the premises for the first week of £50 is paid .
8 A 7 day tour to Poland , open to CIT members , spouses , and colleagues has been arranged for the first week of July , boasting a programme , both transport orientated and cultural .
9 The bonus is combined with your normal pension payment for the first week in December , so if you have not received it by the end of that month ask at your local Social Security office .
10 I did n't sleep for the first week in prison , I could n't get used to the noise .
11 No direct light should be provided at this time , as the fry are light sensitive for the first week after hatching .
12 This is usual for the first week after a strike but it would not surprise me if things began to happen later in the week .
13 As shown by Table III , the daily food intake and body weight gain during the first week on the diet were similar in rats fed either the oleic , linoleic , or eicosapentaenoic acid supplemented diet .
14 The Bristol area had over two inches of rainfall in two days during the first week of January , and that was followed by one of the wettest and stormiest periods for some time .
15 Last year foxes were unusually abundant and 27 were shot during the first week of lambing .
16 One senior official with a ringside seat at the traumas of winter 1973–4 contemplated resignation during the first week of March so that he could tell the country that Heath was a serious man and had been a worthy prime minister .
17 You will be given the name of your studies adviser during the first week of term .
18 Ratings dropped during the first week of the revamped programme , but ITN now claims this trend has been reversed .
19 But one evening , during the first week of November , he was dismayed to hear an altercation going on in the hall in which his name was mentioned .
20 During the first week of Matilda 's visits Mrs Phelps had said to her , ‘ Does your mother walk you down here every day and then take you home ? ’
21 Thankfully , ‘ Dirty ’ , the Sonics ' recent Geffen album , entered the UK Top Ten during the first week of release and , even if it has a long way to go to equal the sales of ‘ Nevermind ’ , things could be taking a turn for the better .
22 During the first week of hostilities Franco made pleas for help to both Mussolini and Hitler .
23 During the first week of February 3,000 students , professional art historians , artists , curators , and critics gathered to listen to lectures , socialise , and beg for jobs at the College Art Association 's 81st Annual Conference .
24 X/Open Co Ltd has abandoned plans for a European Xtra conference , which was to be held in Dusseldorf next month ( UX No 386 ) : it claims users expressed a preference for the Xtra Congress in Washington DC during the first week of December .
25 Lawson Software Inc , Minneapolis , which despite dipping its toe into the Unix market has hitherto concentrated on the AS/400 as the platform for its financial and distribution software , is to launch its new ‘ Open Enterprise ’ range of software during the first week of February .
26 You should make excellent progress during the first week of the New Year .
27 Since my episode with Moustaine during the first week of training , I had taken due care with my backside ; but others had n't got the point .
28 Neil , from Sutton , who had joined the school during the first week of the project ( after causing severe behavioural problems at his previous schools ) commented : ‘ You 've got ta have good questions or they do n't say enough . ’
29 During the first week of stage II you are going to introduce grains back into your diet .
30 We can take two people from each yacht , and course members join us afloat from 10am to 5pm each day for 4 days during the first week of a Villa-Flotilla holiday .
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