Example sentences of "a first " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may be taken as an example of a first type of critic , the advocate . |
| 2 | For , once we have made the first approach to the Landshut Virgin and acquired a first set of impressions , the changeableness of the figure begins to work on us further , now less in the dimension of greater or lesser distance and more in the angle of view . |
| 3 | A first broad division between types of exhibitions needs to be made . |
| 4 | All of these recommendations , however , are only to give you a first taste of the scope of theatrical writing . |
| 5 | The technique required in presenting characters from these plays is usually more delicate than can be achieved in a first audition , whereas the work of Tom Stoppard , David Hare and Barry Keefe ( for example ) is more easily grasped by the young actor . |
| 6 | No-one can hope to have a command of all these things at a first audition . |
| 7 | He said , as this is a first offence you will not be sent down , instead , I fine you ten pounds for having a girl on the premises . |
| 8 | And it can be particularly useful to have some background in this area , as a first job may often be that of an ‘ acting ASM ’ — particularly if you join a small touring group or a Theatre in Education company . |
| 9 | A determined , skilful young actor can get an Equity card and a first job . |
| 10 | New faces are arriving all the time and in some cases actors make a quick start with a first job or they may have a relatively long wait before they get off the mark . |
| 11 | In the ensuing debate , Alan Shatter , TD of Fine Gael , author of a book on family law , pointed out the better provision being made under the projected divorce law for a first wife than existed at present , and that children of the first marriage would maintain their present rights , though they would have to share with children of the second marriage . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , there 's a first time for everything , as I m sure you remember , Mrs Cornforth … |
| 13 | The first-years , after a first term filled with the medieval period and a second with the Renaissance , were now going to learn about the Baroque . |
| 14 | Being in practice is also important for a first flight in a new and unfamiliar type of aircraft . |
| 15 | What is seldom realised , until a first cross-country , is the vast increase in mental workload involved when soaring , map reading , field landings and flying have to be thought of , instead of just how to stay up . |
| 16 | Most experienced pilots and instructors do n't remember their own early flights and do n't realise that sensations which cause discomfort on a first flight will not even be noticed by the hardened pilot or instructor . |
| 17 | As you gain experience and begin to think about a first cross-country , local soaring provides a golden opportunity to check the compass for large errors and to get some practice at turning on to definite headings . |
| 18 | My predecessor had read law and obtained a first , but I chose to read social anthropology simply because of a pleasure in the subject . |
| 19 | But to avoid law and list anthropology as a first choice was inexplicable : |
| 20 | Oh , good child , she teased herself , if only you 'd done this at school and art college , you 'd have got a first . |
| 21 | Whether the parents planted a cedar tree in honour of the occasion , as another custom dictated ( girls only got a pine tree ! ) we do not know , but we can rest assured that the salutation-prayer was made with particular relish for this first son of a first son : ‘ A boy is born into the world ; a blessing has come into the world . ’ |
| 22 | On a first visit to a partner 's parents , she decided , she would want to make it clear that her relationship was primarily with him , not them . |
| 23 | We settle ourselves down in a First Class cabin , lay our delicacies out on the table , open some wine and champagne , set the crayfish on to plates that do n't look paper , and eat , drink and devour vast quantities of pâté , hors d'oeuvre and champagne . |
| 24 | ‘ This is a major step forward in British men 's tennis — truly a first , ’ commented the LTA 's Director of National Training , Richard Lewis . |
| 25 | All regions have now drawn up at least a first round of projects for inclusion on the shopping lists . |
| 26 | As a first stage towards reviving the route 's viability plans were made to accelerate certain key Glasgow services by raising the line speeds from 100 to 110mph ; the second stage was to prepare an investment case for new equipment to fill the gap which would otherwise have been covered by APT . |
| 27 | They were the days when many passengers were afraid to enter a secondclass compartment believing ( because of its quality ) it must be a first , of a mixture of vacuum and air-braked stock , steam and electric heating , and continual development and changes with the design of bogies . |
| 28 | This is the most valuable way of working out a first scene and happens in Ronzeo and Juliet . |
| 29 | She is a first cross between two well-known breeds . |
| 30 | The circuit ( Fig. 4a , middle left ) shows a first order switched capacitor integrator where each switch element is implemented with a single GaAs igfet device replacing the multi-device circuits required by standard mesfet technology . |