Example sentences of "[pers pn] was the [num ord] step " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some , it was the first step outside the embassy grounds for three months . |
| 2 | The company said it was the first step towards a broadening of its geographic and product base which would reduce dependency on the UK and on shoes . |
| 3 | A report spread that it was the first step towards establishing a joint all-Ireland police force with the Irish Republic . |
| 4 | It was the first step in the emotional detachment that would dominate her relations with her mother for the rest of her life . |
| 5 | It was the first step , she believed , in the direction of marriage , for Mrs Darne — necessarily with a daughter like Tina — had moved with the times . |
| 6 | It was the first step away from the old gladiatorial techniques . |
| 7 | But he was the first step on the path to those persons and he had to get this right ! |