Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Released from prison , Rudd travelled around the country , undertaking surveys and checking information at first hand . |
| 2 | That 's not at all bad , but expect time to first print to be longer for highly graphical subjects . |
| 3 | Today he had seen violence at first hand . |
| 4 | But they , they sailed sort of first thing in the morning and did n't come back till last thing at |
| 5 | Instead of splitting hydrogen sulphide , they developed the ability to split water by first trapping solar energy in green pigments . |
| 6 | The 2-1 in Latvia came courtesy of first half goals from Jim Magilton and Gerry Taggart . |
| 7 | As she progressed through elimination diet both wheat and corn caused diarrhoea on first reintroduction but not later . |
| 8 | ‘ Binge ’ diary Week 1 Binged and vomited four times 2–3 Keeping her diary regularly 4 Returned home and told her family about problems with eating 5 Stopped weighing herself so frequently ; binged and vomited three times 6 Ate breakfast for first time 7 Allowed herself to ask for support from friends 8–9 Binged and vomited once each week 10 Expressed her feelings of sadness in the group for the first time 11–12 Ate three regular meals per day ; binges much smaller 13 A week free from bingeing and vomiting 14 A week free from bingeing and vomiting |
| 9 | Poland sees Council as first step to membership . |
| 10 | Poland sees Council as first step to membership . |
| 11 | Encouraged by local school teachers who recognised his outstanding intellect , he resumed his education at Ayr Academy and went on to Glasgow University , where he graduated M.A. with first class honours in classics and won a gold medal for Greek . |
| 12 | Touche Ross suggests that ‘ to develop a SAS on going concern without first resolving the financial reporting issues would be premature … when these issues have been properly considered , a new ED should be issued ’ . |
| 13 | Can you use homoeopathy for first aid and self-help in the home ? |
| 14 | To apply formula in first instance assume that yield and nominal rate of interest on the CD are the same |
| 15 | Waiting time for first outpatient appointment |
| 16 | Miss Gabriel offered to give instruction in First Aid . |
| 17 | Remember that when a probate or letters of administration constitute one of the title documents it 's unlikely in any event to be handed over , so look for a covenant for its production and if one is n't abstracted , make a requisition on the point , although you should note covenants for production are not necessary in deeds giving rise to first registration . |
| 18 | His reaction was to allow a harsh laugh to escape him , until she struck him hard on the jaw ; then his laughter changed in a flash and he grabbed hold of first one fist , then two , holding them easily in one hand while be brought up his free hand and cupped her chin in it . |
| 19 | He bent his head , letting his mouth take possession of first one eager , engorged peak , then the other , suckling them gently and luxuriously , making her gasp and writhe beneath him , her body blooming with a faint film of perspiration . |
| 20 | The thought of ‘ introducing ’ timber wolves to the island and its inhabitants may have seemed rash at first , but then I introduced a boy with ‘ hate ’ tattooed on his knuckles to my parents once . |
| 21 | That 's alright , do you put milk in first or |
| 22 | What may seem resistance at first may instead be uncertainty and possibly real anxiety . |
| 23 | Unix System Laboratories Inc , whose System V.4.2 nQue licensed as its Unix system , is said to have right of first refusal as an OEM channel . |
| 24 | Local residents were given an opportunity to present evidence at first hand when the Committee sat in Cardiff . |
| 25 | ‘ With more than 900 businesses failing a week so far in 1992 , no company can afford to offer credit without first investigating the financial stability of a prospect . |
| 26 | In this practical , we shall contrast three ways of making sense of first impressions ; two based on the laboratory experiment , one on our experience . |
| 27 | I had heard about the Dog Man before on my week-long journey from Kirk Yetholm towards Edale — travellers going north had told me as I journeyed south at first that the Dog Man was only three days ahead of me , then two days ahead of me , and then the final group of walkers had told me that it would n't be long before I caught him up . |
| 28 | Woman-centred feminism 's predominantly cultural form in psychology , allied to the discipline 's traditional lack of interest in sexuality , allowed woman-centred psychology to ignore homosexuality at first ; Miller ( 1976 ) equated sexuality with heterosexuality . |
| 29 | Rather than attempt a premature resolution , de Gaulle preferred to take care of first things first , that is to renovate the state in Paris . |
| 30 | When I left school at first I was er in meat wholesale in Glasgow right . |