Example sentences of "during [pos pn] first [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In preparing my speech I recalled ( as the reader also may ) the occasion during my first watch in Tartar when the first lieutenant had shown me the various instruments on the bridge , and that when I asked why one had a canvas cover , he had said , ‘ Oh , that 's the Mountbatten station-keeping gear , and we keep it covered because the captain finds it quite useless . ’ |
| 2 | The need to have my own quiet corner became a priority during my first Easter in Cotherstone , when I was a bit depressed . |
| 3 | During my first year as a prisoner some of us were moved for a time from Silesia to a camp in the Polish corridor . |
| 4 | DURING my first year of A levels I noticed a swelling in one of my testes . |
| 5 | During my first year at the Boys ' School in 1922 , Bonfire Night was held on a Saturday ; November 5th falling on a Sunday that year . |
| 6 | It was during my first year at university that I first came across it in a book by James Tyler Kent in a public library . |
| 7 | In the summer of 1924 , during my first year at Eton , Ras Tafari , later to be Emperor Haile Selassie but at that time Regent , paid a State Visit to England and invited my mother and me to call on him in London . |
| 8 | During my first year at Lancaster , the new university ( founded in 1964 ) grew very quickly , and we were able to develop the study of linguistics by appointing more staff . |
| 9 | His son , Wilfred , a pupil-teacher at St. Martin 's , taught me during my first year in the Boys ' School . |
| 10 | During my first round at the Masters I four-putted the second green and a member of the gallery shouted ‘ welcome to Augusta ’ . |
| 11 | During my first dinner in a Goan house I was astonished to see the ladies greet each other with kisses on both cheeks . |
| 12 | In fact , during my first days under Mr Farraday , I was once or twice quite astounded by some of the things he would say to me . |
| 13 | ‘ During my first season at West we only won 13 games and that was against local opposition . |
| 14 | ‘ I won close to Pounds 100,000 in four years on the tour — £60,000 of that during my first season in 1988 . |
| 15 | From a turnover of less than £50,000 during its first year of business , the company expanded rapidly and has recently been instrumental in negotiating the £3 million Tetley Bitter sponsorship of the England team . |
| 16 | KITS paid the expenses of SUPPLYKITS during its first year of trading — including those huge consultants ’ fees and all bank interest . |
| 17 | The court , not expected to be in operation before September , would include 11 judges with a staff of 373 at a cost of around £20 million during its first year of operation . |
| 18 | Labour is committed to introducing during its first year in power a Bill to set up a Scottish parliament to be elected by proportional representation . |
| 19 | There are , of course , differences in temperament and speed of learning between infants even at this early stage , as well as differences in reaction to stimuli and in state of alertness — but any mother will acknowledge the change observable in behaviour patterns of her child during its first week of life . |
| 20 | WREXHAM Maelor Council says its newly-opened Minera Lead Mines tourist attraction has gone down well with visitors during its first week of opening . |
| 21 | ICE BREAKER : Royal Princess received a cool reception during her first cruise of the year to Canada and New England . |
| 22 | From a medical viewpoint , a woman is considered during her first pregnancy as a primigravida and , during her subsequent pregnancies , as a multigravida . |
| 23 | This maxim Martha repeated fervently to herself during her first week at school . |
| 24 | A STUDENT , Sarah Molyneux , hanged herself because she could not make friends during her first term at university , an inquest was told yesterday . |
| 25 | institutions and perhaps particularly U.D.E. 's will need to consider the most appropriate teaching strategies for these students , particularly during their first year of study . |
| 26 | ‘ I would n't do such a thing — unlike some people around here , ’ she added under her breath , referring to the time when Mildred had accidently changed Ethel into a pig during their first term at the school . |
| 27 | The room was about twelve feet square , furnished with old , antique oak merchandise they 'd bought from a shop in Chichester during their first visit to the place . |
| 28 | Students receive an overwhelming mass of information during their first weeks at college or university , so this is perhaps not the best time to distribute library handouts . |
| 29 | The traditional approach to library orientation is the so-called guided tour , in which students are given a short tour of the library , during their first weeks as university students . |
| 30 | All new members of management will receive a formal company induction , generally during their first week of employment . |