Example sentences of "take [det] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But once he or she takes that first drink in any day there is no prediction of when that drinking bout will stop . |
| 2 | They took that first thing before they went upstairs to wake her up and and she did n't know who it was , well she looked up and well it just took her breath away and then she tried to wake her husband up , cos she did n't like that , when he got up , he chased them . |
| 3 | Last year , on the back of industry acclaim for its work , 88open took some first steps beyond the 88000 horizon by offering its binary testing suites to other manufacturers and bodies . |
| 4 | Last year , on the back of industry acclaim for its work , 88open took some first steps beyond the 88000 horizon by offering its binary testing suites to other vendors and organisations . |
| 5 | In taking this first step to rational choice , the single imperative which imposes itself is none other than ‘ Face facts ’ , which has exerted its authority from his first recognition of the obstinate resistance of external circumstance to his desires . |
| 6 | Take that first step to a new life . |
| 7 | It makes it very difficult for women to take that first step on the ladder of actually becoming economically active , because they 're caught in an impossible position between the needs of their children and their own personal needs , and until we actually look at the important and validate and give financial support to the caring role that women play , both in terms of looking after the children and looking after elderly relatives , this community care that is being talked about — community care is car on the backs of women , and it 's unpaid and undervalued . |
| 8 | A bird is born with an ability to fly , yet the mother bird will urge her offspring to take that first flight , calling to them from a nearby branch . |
| 9 | Take this first step to the low cost , high benefit protection of the UK 's leading alternative to private medicine — HSA SuperPlan . |
| 10 | In that case , take the first paragraph erm take this first paragraph , you lot over here . |
| 11 | Arrange sturdy furniture to help your child pull himself up and take those first steps . |