Example sentences of "[verb] a [noun] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a beginner joins a club the first thing he will become aware of is that great emphasis is placed upon training exercises and stretching , more so in taekwondo than in most other martial arts . |
| 2 | Will you let me go again on the basis I made a cock-up the first time round . |
| 3 | Did your report back ? we did n't have a meeting the first week , did we ? |
| 4 | Not surprisingly , therefore , they work in flocks so that there are always some individuals with their heads up , able to call an alarm the first moment their safety seems uncertain . |
| 5 | They walk onto court with untuned muscles and joints in cold weather and then wonder why they pull a muscle the first time that they stretch for the ball . |