Example sentences of "first [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The action taken by sufferers on first realising that incontinence was a problem is shown in table III . |
| 2 | But by the time the Israelites first passed that way , towards , probably , the end of the thirteenth century BCE , that tower , now exposed to view by the archaeologist 's shovel , would have been hidden deep beneath the ground , buried beneath layer after layer of the remains of a series of settlements . |
| 3 | As to the hon. Gentleman 's other points , he will be the first to accept that straw is very low in sulphur and will reduce acid rain when it is substituted for — or , as the hon. Gentleman would no doubt hope , co-fired with — fossil fuels . |
| 4 | The idea that language might be localised came from the studies of Broca ( 1861 ) , who was the first to observe that aphasia arises as a result of unilateral left hemisphere lesion while no similar effect occurred with right hemisphere lesions . |
| 5 | This Bill is the first to meet that requirement . |
| 6 | Why do we continue to identify positions in our union rules if we 're not gon na use them , and another point , is the , if rule nineteen was part of an employer 's agreement , we would be first to challenge that agreement and ask why it was not implemented . |
| 7 | Being one of those who makes words out of initials , Julia , when first shown that number by the police , had changed mentally the V to U , as in the Latin alphabet , and came up with SUF , the first syllable of ‘ suffer ’ . |
| 8 | Itoh and Guth first showed that SOD could significantly protect against gastric mucosal injury induced by haemorrhageic shock for 20 minutes and retransfusion in rats . |
| 9 | Funnily enough , she could remember when she first heard that name . |
| 10 | He called his future domicile Belmont , for it stood on the high ground , with a view sweeping down through the coconut palms to the shore where he had first landed that night he took possession . |
| 11 | ( c ) The police have no power to detain a person for questioning unless they have first arrested that person . |
| 12 | Thomas was not the first to learn that criticism of Bernard , to Laura , was foolhardy . |
| 13 | If , for any reason , it selects another authority it must first obtain that authority 's agreement to the order ( s16(7) ) . |
| 14 | We remember who first performed that deed or developed this technique . |
| 15 | That he had begun to make them when he had first discovered that letter on Eleanor 's word-processor , and was following them with absolutely dogged determination . |
| 16 | Though these documents do not necessarily show evidence of cost-effectiveness thinking being employed in their production , they are the first sign that market forces are having an impact . |
| 17 | They are clearly determined not to be beguiled and are prepared to trade quickly at the first sign that sterling 's recent advantage is beginning to dissipate — although they are also finding that the money market is an ants ' nest where one man 's guess is as good as another . |
| 18 | Carmichael states that ‘ the plant is secretly secured in the bodices of the women and in the vests of the men , under the left armpit ’ , while Martin Martin gives an account of a man in Berneray , Harris , who wore it in the neck of his coat to prevent him from seeing visions , and ‘ he never saw any since he first carried that plant about with him ’ . |
| 19 | Let me first say that rumour and gossip abound , many shadows but so far very little substance . |
| 20 | 1 Where do we first learn about Auntie 's excellent eye-sight ? 2 Where do we first learn that Auntie can see into the future ? 3 How do we know that Auntie did not see the fire at the office block where she used to work ? 4 What exactly did Auntie foresee on the last afternoon of her life ? 5 Why did Auntie save Billy 's life , even though she knew that she herself would die ? |
| 21 | A year ago today came the first reports that publisher Robert Maxwell had fallen from his yacht to his death . |
| 22 | was in Camplin that it was first established that rape could take place even though there was no force threatened or used provided that the victim did not consent to intercourse . |