Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] first tentative " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sarella ? ’ he murmured , shifting his weight a little to enable her to continue her first tentative exploration . |
| 2 | BOY wonder Nicholas MacMahon enters a brave new world as he takes his first tentative taps on a computer keyboard . |
| 3 | EMBOLDENED by the election result , that near-extinct breed , the yuppie , is taking its first tentative steps abroad for some time . |
| 4 | When the 1992 intake of new MPs took their first tentative steps round Westminster on Monday morning , the place was in turmoil . |
| 5 | Like Dorothy teetering in her ruby slippers on the brink of the Yellow Brick Road , young Kylie took her first tentative steps towards stardom . |
| 6 | Giant Shoes , from Giant Shoes For Little People , are beautiful bootee-style shoes perfect for tots — from tiny babies to toddlers taking their first tentative steps . |
| 7 | The Hampshire powerhouse risked little by taking his first tentative net against the spinners late yesterday afternoon . |
| 8 | In 1926 he built studios at Elstree and made his first tentative move into production with The Woman Tempted . |
| 9 | From its position in the capital ( then considered the Second City of the Empire ) and from the sheer size of the market , coupled with the technological advances of the steam age , Guinness was , by 1800 , well positioned to take its first tentative step onto the world stage . |
| 10 | When most people of her age are just setting their first tentative steps on the bottom rung of life 's ladder , Radio One 's most successful — and , it must be said , best-looking — female disc jockey is riding high . |
| 11 | A welcome sight for Reds … winger John Barnes makes his first tentative step towards full fitness in an ‘ A ’ match against Tranmere at Melwood this afternoon . |