Example sentences of "first [noun sg] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | erm because my grandmother wanted to see her first grandchild before she died . |
2 | I hate doing that , drives me up the wall the first bit cos I 've got all them houses in the first bit have n't I ? |
3 | However , in most cases , the private person , even if not acting in the course of a business , is still really entering into a commercial transaction and it seems more likely that there will be more cases than in the first category where it will be reasonable that he accept some liability . |
4 | He had gone halfway across the first field when he heard a cry behind him . |
5 | He had not got a result on the first case because he had not been sharp enough . |
6 | Riddick Bowe , who fights world champion Evander Holyfield here on Friday night , is almost certain to renege on the deal to give Lewis the first defence if he wins . |
7 | Mr Peter Bergg , aged 47 , is also running in his first election although he has previously stood in Sedgefield district council elections . |
8 | So I wo n't be able to pay the first payment cos you know I ai n't got no money . |
9 | Jordan says he picked up his first guitar when he was four years old . |
10 | ‘ He gave me my first winner when I started training in 1987 , and today was the 100th race of his career and his 10th victory . ’ |
11 | Even the Government President of Upper Bavaria felt compelled to admit that the relief about Hitler 's survival was not unanimous , but that ‘ part of the population would have welcomed the success of the assassination attempt in the first instance because they would have hoped for an earlier end to the war from it ’ . |
12 | The procedure is very informal ; a short note or even a telephone call will suffice in the first instance as we are mainly interested in concepts rather than with detailed descriptions . |
13 | Speak to your line manager in the first instance if you want to find out whether you can change the hours you work . |
14 | LIVINGSTON can move into second place behind City of Edinburgh in the Scottish Women 's League first division when they host Dundee at the Forum tomorrow in a repeat of last Sunday 's Scottish Cup final , writes Sandy Sutherland . |
15 | Well , if they think they are going to follow me into the Multivite/Singletons First Division when I take over at Titford Polymers , then they are going to be bloody disappointed . |
16 | Oxford Crown Court was told that Cannon , who 's from Bristol , struck the first blow because he thought he was about to be attacked . |
17 | This was the first experience where it was obvious that the machine was working against itself — something was n't quite right . |
18 | The musts An idea does not get past first base unless it meets the musts contained within the problem specification . |
19 | ‘ Going out there on a new board and catching my first wave when I had n't surfed Pipeline for a year only reaffirms my confidence . ’ |
20 | She bought her first antique when she was just a teenager — an Edwardian bed for £8 , slightly less than her weekly wage at the time . |
21 | And Sunday 's race — her first marathon since she was forced to wearily pull out after 15 miles in Tokyo — will be an important confidence-booster before the Barcelona Olympics . |
22 | It is not advisable to give the dog free run of the car , however , simply because it could damage the interior , by scratching the upholstery , for example , if it wants to come out at first light before you are awake . |
23 | Since her father had not stipulated the exact time when they were to ride , Artemis was dressed and in the stables at first light lest she miss her treat by being late . |
24 | ‘ You may stay and catch the ferry at first light when it crosses but that is your decision . ’ |
25 | I had merely discovered what your pupils discover in their first term when they read Descartes . |
26 | Otherwise under section 46(2) the accused should be brought before a magistrate as soon as is practicable and in any event , not later than the first sitting after he has been charged . |
27 | Hit by relentless price competition and slumping business conditions , Fujitsu Ltd on Friday forecast that for fiscal 1993 to March 31 , it would report its first loss since it was first listed in Tokyo in 1949 : it sees a group net loss of $322m and a current loss of $169m for the year , against net profit of $103m and current profit of $437m last fiscal — current profit includes gains and losses made on investments in stocks and bonds and sundry profits and losses from other non-operating activities ; ‘ Customers expect lower prices , ’ said Mike Beirne , a Fujitsu spokesman — ‘ the price competition goes from the price war in personal computers right up to mainframes ; ’ the company acknowledges that losses are likely to continue into the first six months of its new year . |
28 | Barclays Bank has recorded its first loss since it was established in eighteen nineteen-six . |
29 | King drew first blood when he took the opening set 7-5 , thanks mainly to counts of 3 on the first and third ends , but Corsie 's reply was immediate : a 7-1 second-set triumph in five ends . |
30 | King drew first blood when he took the opening set 7-5 , thanks mainly to counts of 3 on the first and third ends , but Corsie 's reply was immediate : a 7-1 second-set triumph in five ends . |