Example sentences of "first [noun sg] you [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course you could try a tantalising headline but do remember that in the first instance you have to attract the attention and interest of the journalist or editor , who is not going to be tempted quite as easily as the reader might be . |
| 2 | The first part you need to complete , part A and this has got your personal details bank details it asks about your family details for family benefits and it asks if you are in receipt of any other oth other pensions . |
| 3 | The first card you turn over is the matching ace , so it seems that you have had the first strike of luck for you can clearly get the first pair . |
| 4 | No , no , like you , like you say is any one tape the first tape you fill in it |
| 5 | ‘ It 's the first sandwich you 've ever made me that has n't got any paint on it . ’ |
| 6 | The first question you ask yourself is ‘ can I get down straight ahead ? ’ |
| 7 | The first question you need to ask yourself is do you need a toastmaster ? |
| 8 | The first village you reach will echo of bongo drums and will change when you exit that location and enter another . |
| 9 | I fetch water — an easy job , just grab a kettle , head for the cliffs and fill from the first stream you fall in — and offer it to Tor . |
| 10 | In the first place you 've got three companies , A B and C C 's your manufacturer |
| 11 | Well , in the first place you do n't of course , because the , the manifest content may be totally innocent . |
| 12 | That 's , that 's the first job you 've got ta do , get that , rid of that . |
| 13 | Mr John Friend , 37 , a deputy at Stillingfleet , North Yorks , said : ‘ The first moment you see that fellow , it 's a great feeling . ’ |
| 14 | It tries to explain how it is that ‘ when you meet a human being , the first distinction you make is , ‘ male or female ? ’ and you are accustomed to making the distinction with unhesitating certainty ’ ( Freud 1933 : 113 ) . |
| 15 | Right the other thing Ann you you really must get given you pieces of titles you know because that should steer you into it you know the title should be be the first peg you hang your hat on , that 's the first thing . |
| 16 | the first bump you go over |
| 17 | Inside , the first room you come to is the office , full of filing cabinets and waste-paper bins , in-and-out trays , directories and box files . |
| 18 | Somehow we are sure that this is not the first diet you have ever bought , or indeed the first time you have tried to lose weight . |
| 19 | Something which is liked by the first person you show it to is likely to appeal to many more people . |
| 20 | ‘ Give these to the first person you come across , introduce yourself and see what happens , ’ she advised him , then set off on her own to the kitchen . |
| 21 | And if on your coming to England I am not the first person you look for , I shall be very hurt indeed ! |
| 22 | When you reach the goal , ask the name of the city and give flowers to the first person you meet . ’ |
| 23 | And the first day you arrive you contrive to get hold of this ! |
| 24 | well I 'd only paid me first month you see twenty two thirty |
| 25 | With a first baby you feel cautious . |
| 26 | She said she said for the first week you unwind , I thought if we have a weeks holiday that means that the time you unwind you 're back to work again ! |
| 27 | The first flight you make on any day is really the only one where your judgement is put to the test . |
| 28 | The first bell you hear is the 30 seconds ' warning . |
| 29 | The the first question is this is this thing about nerves is n't it because that 's the first feeling you have when you got up get up here is and as said I 'm dry already and I have n't even been up there and done it yet the voice is dry and you know then you feel a bit shaky and all that sort of thing and why do we why do we feel nervous ? |
| 30 | On the first floor you hear music and the sounds of water . |