Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am willing to use my skills as a paramedic to accompany someone requiring medical care or to instruct first aid to any organisation in exchange for the flight , ’ she said . |
| 2 | or hauling first years through the long-jump pit . |
| 3 | it follows from ( b ) that weapons systems ( even at the research and development stage ) , war plans , strategic doctrines , and diplomatic threats that have first strike characteristics are per se illegal , and that those political leaders , engineers , scientists and defence workers knowingly associated with such ‘ first strike ’ roles are engaged in a continuing criminal enterprise ; |
| 4 | Graham began climbing with the Edinburgh JMCS and shared first ascents of significant Scottish routes like Parallel B Gully , Lochnager ( 1958 ) , Smith 's gully on Creag Meaghaidh ( 1959 ) and Vanishing Gully on Ben Nevis ( 1961 ) . |
| 5 | Paul is an ex-professional clarinetist , still loves music , is keen on sport and plays first division league tennis for Surrey . |
| 6 | Some examples of likely emergencies were used in the questioning and included dealing with a sick animal , returning stray stock , lambing a ewe , and administering first aid . |
| 7 | When I got home , I would buy a new computer and explore first DesignaKnit and then other software packages . |
| 8 | Edward returned to England in the following spring with Burgundian support and defeated first Warwick at the battle of Barnet and then the Lancastrian army at Tewkesbury . |
| 9 | Edward returned to England in the following spring with Burgundian support and defeated first Warwick at the battle of Barnet and then the Lancastrian army at Tewkesbury . |
| 10 | First-time buyers and those starting a fresh finance agreement can still normally get this type of insurance , but they are likely to find tough terms and conditions attached to it such as higher premiums and delayed first payments . |
| 11 | Two of his comrades had relatively minor head wounds and received first aid in the trench before heading back to a safer area . |
| 12 | Rolly single-handedly attempted to apprehend the youths , put out the fire and administer first aid to barman Wheeler . |
| 13 | Single : ( also known as base hit ) when a batter hits the ball in fair territory and reaches first base without being thrown out . |
| 14 | They take their night 's work seriously and do the rounds of local houses , carting bundles of trash to the tip for a few pennies , and getting first pick of each load . |
| 15 | She stopped and listened , and heard first laughter and then a voice shouting , ‘ For God 's sake . ’ |
| 16 | Call into your local Radio Rentals shop — and get first class advice on how you can get the best from the new developments in Stereo Television — Nicam ! |
| 17 | The table on page 19 summarises and compares first preference votes with seats secured . |
| 18 | Mike Chittenden staggered in flames into a neighbouring office , where terrified workers doused the flames and administered first aid . |
| 19 | However , he did not enter those offices but staggered into a neighbouring office where staff smothered the flames and administered first aid . |
| 20 | He was in Paris from June 1720 until November 1721 , but the ministry had little confidence in him and appointed first John , second Baron Carteret ( later Earl Granville , q.v. ) , as ambassador extraordinary in January 1721 , a post he did not take up , and secondly Sir Luke Schaub [ q.v. ] as ambassador the following month . |
| 21 | In addition , should the three numbers beneath the Early Reply Bonus Seal match the first three numbers of the Early Reply Bonus code , the entrant will also be eligible to win an additional £50,000 , should they reply within 14 days , and win first prize . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'll pack my things and go first thing in the morning , ’ she called back over her shoulder , her voice like razor blades . |
| 23 | THAT FRIDAY EVENING the wind changed , and brought first rain , then snow . |
| 24 | He was crouching underneath the pageant , looking up at the sky through the central trapdoor , waiting to be created out of a rib in Adam 's chest and become First Woman . |
| 25 | 17.20 Pupils should know that their writing need not always be formal or follow literary models ; it can also effectively capture and record first thoughts and immediate responses and be used for note-making , collecting and shaping information etc . |
| 26 | Maybe that is why — unlike some drivers with a more refined sense of a balance sheet — it was Mario 's practice always to travel and live first class . |
| 27 | While Henry II talked of peace and allowed first Geoffrey and then Henry to pull the wool over his eyes , Richard 's duchy was slipping away from him . |
| 28 | These are most attractive and offer first class facilities for the visitor . |
| 29 | Boris Gidaspov , the Leningrad city and oblast first secretary who had emerged recently as one of the most prominent party conservatives , said that " complete disorganization of the executive mechanism " was responsible for growing destabilization in the country . |
| 30 | In the one Caddie Competition Charlie played in ( 1921 or 1922 ) , he was loaned some of Mr. de Ville 's clubs and won first prize . |