Example sentences of "[art] first [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forget the grinning drummer or the antics of the bass player ( the first to go down to stroppy retaliation ) , this band are a scorched earth antidote to faint hearts and floppy fringes . |
| 2 | The first arose out of the practice announced in Mr. Brittan 's statement of 30 November 1983 of seeking the views of the judiciary on the tariff for a prisoner when he had been detained in custody for about three years . |
| 3 | The former British champion from Sunderland took the first step back on the road to championship level by stopping Clarkson with 65 seconds gone of the fifth round . |
| 4 | For one 's frailties to be known by someone else , someone who does not add their voice to the clamour of internal judgement , is the first step back towards being able to view one 's predicament simultaneously with accuracy and equanimity . |
| 5 | The creation of the system was interpreted by Bilson [ 1979 ] as : " … the first step back from the rugged individualism and national self-interest that lay behind the formal acceptance of flexible exchange rates at the Jamaica meetings of the International Monetary Fund in January 1976 . " |
| 6 | Bernhard Langer got the first blow in by hitting a great second shot over the Swilcan Burn at the first hole to only a few inches , about a foot I guess , and birdied to go one nearer the lead . |
| 7 | The first ATG in from the 5' end is located at nucleotide 234 in a sequence context favourable to translation initiation . |
| 8 | Australia 's hand would be the first to shoot up with New Zealand not far behind , both of them , of course , recent victors over England . |
| 9 | The first dated back to 1823 . |
| 10 | Those who could not escape put in a token appearance , showing themselves before the delegates from their local constituency association and then scuttling off on the first train back to civilization . |
| 11 | However , as the now-famous story purports , the evening after Nation had instructed his agent to say no to the Doctor Who offer , he and Tony Hancock had a serious disagreement , resulting in the writer catching the first train back to London the following morning , with no work , and a central heating system in his flat to pay for . |
| 12 | Jacopo della Quercia is divided into two volumes , with the first given over to an account of the artist 's life and works , followed by a concise catalogue . |
| 13 | The first ran up to Strauss ' Life of Jesus , and struggled with the question whether the supernatural and miraculous elements in the gospels should be accepted . |
| 14 | The first went off at two a.m last Friday.It caused little damage to British Home Stores . |
| 15 | ‘ I see nothing to celebrate , ’ said Charlotte Feaver , the first to sit down at the table despite what lay upon it . |
| 16 | Jasper , her elder brother , had refused from the first to dress up for this party and wore his school jeans and Western shirt , though school had not seen him that day . |
| 17 | ‘ That was the first stripping off of the so-called glamour that women of my age tend to cling to , not just actresses ’ . |
| 18 | This group is the first to rise up in indignation and shout ‘ witch-hunt ’ and ‘ persecution ’ whenever Christians condemn the occult . |
| 19 | It was from the first bound up with the establishment of a foreign ministry archive . |
| 20 | The two clubs are the first set up by the recreation support unit of Darlington Borough Council . |
| 21 | After being told that they could n't have children , the Smiths became the first to sign up for the ARC 1990 , which would form part of some long-term cruising . |
| 22 | It is argued here that the public sector has a crucial part to play in initiating the first moves back to full employment . |
| 23 | On Monday 16 May the inspections started and British Airtours , a subsidiary of British Airways , were the first to come up with a cracked spar . |
| 24 | His returned warranty card was the first drawn out for the month of April under a new scheme to encourage registration of pumps and a faster system of repair as featured in February 's Newsround . |
| 25 | The prizes as stated will be awarded to those readers whose correct entries are the first drawn out of the bag after the competition 's closing date . |