Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] as [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | If clay granules are used , it would be advisable to dry them first in the sun , and then spread them as the first layer , before putting the other layers of peat and sand . |
| 2 | The distance estimate is important because astronomers use it as the first rung in the distance ladder they extend across the Universe . |
| 3 | Boulestin 's idea was that while you were at it you made — as in a great many of his recipes — enough of this mixture ( he treats smoked cod 's roe and anchovy fillets in precisely the same manner ) for two meals : you serve it as a first course , with toast , for two very differently composed lunches . |
| 4 | We regard it as a first step , good though not big , towards equal treatment for all alcoholic products . |
| 5 | They see it as the first stage in widening contacts with Western Europe . |