Example sentences of "see [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the way back from that holiday in Provence , the party stopped in Paris , which John was also seeing for the first time . |
| 2 | She studied it carefully as though it were some unfamiliar object she was seeing for the first time . |
| 3 | Her friends ridiculed her , seeing for the first time how the balance in their relationship had shifted in favour of adorable Diana . |
| 4 | Paintings erm have the power to take you back in time , I can look at a painting and remember something that 's happened yesterday or years and years ago and as a small child , looking at this painting I remembered as a small child seeing for the first time erm the sea dipping into er , sorry the sun dipping into , into the sea and being horrified I was convinced that the heat of the sun would boil the oceans and the world dry and it reminded me for an awful lot of my childhood and I 'm sure if I 'd seen this painting years ago it would of persuaded me otherwise , erm this is called In A Days Work Satisfaction in a days work , chosen not given , eating the laxed food , face turned to steer a sun , making cloth into a gown and giving colour to the side of a boat |
| 5 | Hardly aware of the chill she paced restlessly along the bank , seeing for the first time the way the dew crisped to frost along each blade of grass until the parkland veered from dark to grey to an ephemeral diamond enchantment . |
| 6 | But now she looked around her , really seeing for the first time the humming activity of the fruit and vegetable market , breathing in the aromatic smells , noticing how charming the open square was , with its border of pizza stalls and cafés and bistros . |
| 7 | On unsteady legs she walked towards the painting , seeing for the first time the mischievous face of a gremlin peeping out beneath the skirt of an old lady bent double , sweeping a woodland path . |
| 8 | He must have been about to take a shower , she realised , noticing a towel flung carelessly on to the bed , and seeing for the first time that his shirt was undone almost to the waist , revealing his broad , muscular chest with its lavish covering of silky golden hair . |
| 9 | Her heart still pounding nineteen to the dozen , she looked over towards the window , seeing for the first time a familiar , powerfully-built figure standing there . |
| 10 | Microscopy has come a long way since the 1670s when Antonie van Leewenhoek used his relatively crude instruments to see for the first time the bacteria that inhabit worlds normally hidden from the naked eye . |
| 11 | The 1900s were also to see for the first time deaf women beginning to acquire their own identity through achievement by their own talent although not one as yet played any prominent part in deaf organisations which remained the preserve of the deaf male . |
| 12 | To see for the first time and together that incomparable view of San Marco from the western end of the Piazza . |
| 13 | She felt sad and immensely tired that she was about to see for the first time how Eddie had died . |
| 14 | The exact timing of the sensitive period differs between species ; domestic chicks , for example , only follow objects they have seen during the first three days after hatching , whereas for mallard ducklings , the phase lasts for 10–15 days after hatching . |
| 15 | In one of these three patients the bleeding started in another ulcer not seen during the first endoscopy and therefore not treated with heater probe . |
| 16 | The South-West — whose Bath-Bristol-Gloucester resources have appeared in the past to resemble rugby 's equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle — are set on improving their disappointing Divisional Championship record , and their success against Leinster in Dublin last week was seen as a first step in the right direction . |
| 17 | By pressing actively for the payment of wages monthly instead of weekly , they have supported and contributed to the great growth or worker banking in those countries , where it has been seen as a first step to other ‘ staff status ’ privileges . |
| 18 | For the pacifists of the ILP , however , the Memorandum was seen as a first stage in the creation of a new diplomacy from below ; ‘ our own proclamations … our own diplomacy … our own international meetings ’ , as MacDonald had said at the Leeds Convention . |
| 19 | This was seen as a first step towards integrating the Soviet economy with international financial institutions , although this did not permit Soviet participation in GATT 's current multilateral Uruguay Round of trade discussions . |
| 20 | The CP acceptance of the offer was seen as a first step to its entering the CODESA process . |
| 21 | The Iranian , Syrian and Turkish governments were also reported to be concerned that the elections in Iraqi Kurdistan should not be seen as a first move towards the creation of an independent Kurdish state . |
| 22 | Others , however , including many of the heads of government who attended the conference , stressed that it should be seen as a first step towards sustainable development , and a welcome acknowledgement both of the seriousness of the problem and of the fact that global co-operation was needed to overcome it . |
| 23 | Others however , including many of the heads of state and government who attended the conference , argued that it should be seen as a first step on the road to sustainable development , a welcome acknowledgement of the seriousness of the problem , and of the fact that global co-operation was needed to tackle it . |
| 24 | It 's being seen as a first step towards opting out of the N H S. |
| 25 | The Government 's insistence that the Channel tunnel rail link be privately-financed is being seen as the first stage in a longer term plan to privatise the entire British Rail network . |
| 26 | ELECTRONIC tagging of remand prisoners , seen as the first stage towards plans to introduce community-based punishments , was attacked by probation officers yesterday . |
| 27 | Pearson is seen as the first British director to be sacrificed on the altar of his art . |
| 28 | In the post-1945 period , national liberation has been seen as the first line of rebellion against capitalism . |
| 29 | A non-competitive literacy test ( in Sesotho ) is recommended to be taken at the end of the first cycle or any time thereafter prior to the final examination since mastery of literacy skills is seen as the first priority in primary school education in Lesotho — ‘ if learners are to profit from further opportunities for education in or out of school . ’ |
| 30 | As only the better-off members could afford the piece of silver , this can be seen as the first sign that the classless Society of Archers was being taken over by the wealthier members . |