Example sentences of "first [noun] [conj] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The infradental papillae are block-like usually contiguous lying above the broad rectangular teeth , but in smaller specimens these papillae may lie on the same level as the first tooth and be separated by it . |
| 2 | He has taken his first steps and is eating and drinking well . |
| 3 | I do n't want to jump into the first movie that 's offered to me . |
| 4 | But she did ask a question , she was the first question that was asked , the one about erm |
| 5 | Referee Neil Midgley ( Bolton ) , who retires in a fortnight 's time , pulled a calf muscle in the first half and was replaced by senior linesman Graham Bradbury ( York . ) |
| 6 | Not only has that disc problem proved frustrating , but so has the inactivity temporarily imposed by a series of exploratory tests to assess the damage : ‘ Having been injured in the second tour match against Queensland I got back to full fitness , played in the First Test and was looking forward to the second . |
| 7 | Before midday we arrive at the first village and are met by the Mukhtar , Hadji Hanna . |
| 8 | His financial transactions during the start-up period are listed below in the first column and are identified by capital letters . |
| 9 | In view of the complexity of the psycholinguistic abilities which contribute to normal language functioning , it is perhaps not surprising that attempts to explain how these abilities emerge in the first place and are orchestrated into the unified process which we recognise as language have met with only limited success . |
| 10 | Above him , Jimmy had stopped on the first landing and was looking back . |
| 11 | Then reverse curves were coming up and the train ran through the first curve but was going too fast for the next one and the train left the track , killing certainly the driver and fireman and one or two passengers , I believe . |
| 12 | At the end of 1990 Grayson found his way into the Preston first team and was selected for Lancashire last year in his first real season . |
| 13 | The first things that were provided were pubs and working men 's clubs . |
| 14 | She 'd had her first transfusions and was preparing to go to the hospital for her next one when world events took over . |
| 15 | He made an immediate impact here , missing just three Southern League matches in his first season and being selected to represent the Southern League against the Football League at Stamford Bridge in April . |
| 16 | His greatest idea came after he had written his first works and was doing an index for a book : this was to give a name composed of two words , a generic name and a specific or trivial one , to each species . |
| 17 | But when you first say you 've got this problem , they 're losing votes , the media is n't necessarily the first thing that 's going to come to your mind . |
| 18 | So if they ever get , this is erm a line and the fox is walking along , the first thing that 's gon na pass this light will be its nose . |
| 19 | The first thing though was to get Nigel into some clean , dry clothes . |
| 20 | Donita attributed it directly to the feminist line : ‘ Because this is the first generation that 's grown up with the women 's revolution . |
| 21 | Cos it was one of those first ones that was sponsored by |
| 22 | She met her aunt for the first time and was invited to spend a holiday with her . |
| 23 | In four patients a history of haematuria was elicited for the first time and was investigated . |
| 24 | Relatives often seem to feel that they do not need to bring a contribution , unless , of course , you are young , living alone for the first time and being visited by your mother , in which case she will probably bring a month 's supply of food and wash up for you as well ! |
| 25 | Adverse events were noted a at each installation of B G C and at the time of the first cystoscopy and were scored for severity and the highest score was then re recorded and appears on this erm histogram which relates to frequency as a symptom . |
| 26 | They had bought their first house and were expecting their first baby . |