Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] see [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the last two stanzas , Blake is explaining the marks of woe that he sees in the first stanza — but what extraordinary connections to make ! |
| 2 | However , during the fifteenth century changes were introduced and we see for the first time representations of corpses , cadavers and skeletons , and it is from these — usually to be found on memorial brasses , and particularly on those in East Anglia — that we acquire our first glimpse of the English shroud . |
| 3 | Going to the first GLF meeting brought together these two aspects of myself as I saw for the first time the emotional need to have a context where I could be open and proud of my gayness , as well as the political context where my sexuality would seem relevant to all the other things that were going on around me at work and in the country at large . |
| 4 | As we saw in the first chapter , an adult with this sort of emotional history finds it very hard to deal with separation of any sort . |
| 5 | Language is , as we see from the first example , an enjoyment that begins before speech ( perhaps before birth ) with rhythms and sounds . |
| 6 | Ian McCloud , of Unicef , celebrated as he saw off the first UN convoy of food in weeks . |