Example sentences of "time [to-vb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | We arrived just in time to see the first members of the brass band — a trombone and a tuba — come round the corner of the lane . |
| 2 | However , with the recent completion of the first year of the Chartered Accountants Joint Ethics Committee ( CAJEC ) , this is an appropriate time to consider the first of those three elements — the need for continuing debate inside and outside the profession . |
| 3 | There must now be a delay before the next step command is issued , so that the motor has time to execute the first step . |
| 4 | The visiting players have been in England for some days , and all four are becoming understandable twitchy as the time to make the first moves approaches . |
| 5 | The time has wandered on to 11.15 pm and the only person that the august gathering has heard is the MC , but it is now time to introduce the first speaker , who needs little or no introduction . |