Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [prep] the first " in BNC.

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1 If the child does n't want to go for the first test or even the second test , it is their right . ’
2 Alec Monk , formerly international advertising controller at Nestlé , refused to approve any commercial in which the brand name failed to appear in the first seven or eight seconds , and in which it was not repeated several times .
3 Ledgered bread failed to catch for the first hour but a switch to three bronze maggot on a size 14 hook presented over the far side found chub to 2 lb 8 oz from peg one .
4 Because Miguel , in the same incident , has been bitten but not seriously injured , Sarah tries to save him by cutting off his infected arm with a machete — an effect that failed to work with the first model , until an assistant of Savini 's used a spare rubber arm with the cut prefilled with wax .
5 I do n't want to jump into the first movie that 's offered to me .
6 Thus , for example , the student with difficulty revising , having drawn up his plan of action , agreed to work on the first item on his list and not to be side-tracked into attempting other items at the same time .
7 The volume of business with overseas customers improved in the fourth quarter of 1991 and the recovery is expected to continue into the first quarter of this year .
8 CUMMINS Engine , the U.S. diesel engine maker with a plant in Darlington , claims it should be returning to profit in the first quarter of this year .
9 UNEMPLOYMENT in Britain has fallen for the first time in almost three years .
10 Rainfall in October could reach record levels — more rain has fallen in the first two weeks than usually falls in the entire month .
11 To do that operation , you are expected to wait until the first of the month to start planning the month .
12 WILL SUTHERLAND , skipper of one of the yachts in the British Steel Challenge round-the-world race , has resigned after the first leg from Southampton to Rio de Janeiro for personal reasons .
13 CAR crime on Merseyside has dropped for the first time in three years but the rate is still one offence every 20 minutes .
14 CAR crime on Merseyside has dropped for the first time in three years but there is still one offence every 20 minutes .
15 A quick dust , to get rid of the cobwebs , and it 's off to the track , adrenalin pumping , because that time has come for the first track workout of the summer .
16 One society which has featured for the first time in this year 's results is the Standard building society .
17 Jimmy and Gwenda Cornell 's ARC team has grown since the first event in 1986 .
18 My mum has a passion fruit plant and it has grown for the first time .
19 It may be thought unwise to present a young a artist in repertoire as familiar and well-recorded as this , but one only needs to listen to the first minute of track one , the F major Sonata , to realise that Haefliger is in complete command and has something unique to offer , namely youthful energy , dash and charisma .
20 The Chinese government has said for the first time that it intends to try to stop the tiger trade .
21 MacMillan has said from the first announcements that it would be a big company ballet , involving a large cast , and he has provided just that .
22 Material collected in south-east Ecuador has revealed for the first time Triassic marine sediments with bivalves , as well as Jurassic microfloras and Cretaceous macrofaunas .
23 An S-A-S officer who led a mission to prevent the Gulf conflict spreading throughout the Middle East has revealed for the first time what happened behind enemy lines .
24 Having considered the potential benefits of offering discounts for full payment of Council Tax the Council has decided for the first year that it is not beneficial and that therefore no discounts will be offered for full payment .
25 Palace striker Chris Armstrong has confessed for the first time that manager Steve Coppell took a huge gamble signing him .
26 FIFTIES star Connie Francis has confessed for the first time that she does not like her biggest hits .
27 This Government has embarked on the first ever strategy for health .
28 I want to play in the first competition match and then make sure of my place in the NSW team .
29 of the value of the scholarship and not bother to apply in the first place , but the major scholarship was worth at its maximum a hundred and fifty pounds
30 The welcome feature about SuperCalc 5.5 's Fast Graphing facility is that when you include text that you want to use as the first and second titles and as the graph legend in the range you highlight , they will automatically be added to the chart that results when you click on the icon GPH .
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