Example sentences of "[verb] first time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If everything we attempted succeeded first time , what challenges would be left ? |
| 2 | ‘ It starts first time , every time , ’ she says of her Citroen AX . |
| 3 | Rambo 's won first time , and now it looks like they 've got a decent horse . ’ |
| 4 | And some people are very unfortunate and get caught first time . |
| 5 | The engine caught first time . |
| 6 | Exactly thirty minutes later , Shannon packed the last two brushes into an already crammed hold-all and glanced quickly round the small room , checking for anything she might have missed first time round . |
| 7 | ‘ The need for elderly people is desperate as well as for those wanting first time homes . ’ |
| 8 | What you were saying about approachability of lecturers , I 'm not afraid to ask for help , but I am reticent to ask for help more than once on the same thing , because I would hate them to think that I had n't been listening first time round or that I was stupid . |
| 9 | The boy repeated none of the simple errors he had made first time round . |
| 10 | Does it clear first time ? |
| 11 | It wants to raise funds to set up a special service for Northern Ireland , and ensure that every child 's call is answered first time . |
| 12 | On the other hand , if no digging out and filling in is done first time , the remaining rabbits retain a free run of the entire system and are much more difficult to corner . |
| 13 | A belief held by a number of software designers is that if the software is properly designed then there should be no need for an emulator ; it should work first time . |
| 14 | However , some things simply do not work first time out . |
| 15 | if it does n't work first time , re-apply easing oil , wait and repeat . |
| 16 | I do not guarantee that this method will work first time and it would be wise to practise first . |
| 17 | Erm I 'd probably give it a go on freezing first , the only thing about the freezing is sometimes it does n't work first time . |
| 18 | Correct positioning of water jets will ensure that the utensils are thoroughly cleaned first time round , thus removing the tiresome need to put pots through a second time . |
| 19 | As a result of quality assurance , we have procedures in place on subjects such as management of technical information or ensuring that we understand clients ’ brief first time . |
| 20 | This will enable first time buyers to choose a home and buy a share of it — usually 50 per cent — with a housing association paying rent on the rest until they wish to increase their stake in the property . |
| 21 | It will fit first time and perform exactly to specification . |
| 22 | ( If the proverb is not understood first time , the PP writes down the key word and then repeats the whole proverb up-to-time . ) |
| 23 | The car started first time for Volkov . |
| 24 | The engine started first time and the car shot away down the dirt road , but he could not prevent the leading coolie from leaping onto the running board beside the driver 's door . |
| 25 | Shoving the key in the ignition , she twisted it , and , much to her surprise — and perhaps disappointment ? — it started first time . |
| 26 | Up until Lavery 's strike — he pulled first time from an acute angle — Armagh had huffed and puffed against a Mayo side that relied too heavily on a few individuals . |
| 27 | I do n't know how many times my husband has attempted a three-D backdrop effect before , but this method , with its spot-on diagrams , worked first time . |
| 28 | Home security systems I have to say that home improvements is the most likely jeep er leap that people will take first time |
| 29 | School Lisburn became first time winners of the Lisnagarvey Six-A-Side Invitation Tournament after beating Newry High School 2–0 in this afternoon 's final at Blaris . |
| 30 | Of the 102 symbols , 79 were correctly guessed first time and only 8 symbols required more than 5 guesses . |