Example sentences of "take [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took off the first slice , you know the rather well-done , brown bit at the end , and laid it on one side of the serving dish and then he cut the next slice off for the first lady and so on . ’ |
| 2 | This view , taken during the first month of operation , shows three–car unit No C312 entering the station working the 11.35 ( sundays ) Treherbert to Barry service on 30 October 1983 . |
| 3 | The course is of three years ' duration ( or four years if the American Studies strand is taken after the first year ) . |
| 4 | Extractive hay or silage crops should not be taken in the first year , although the ley may be topped if necessary . |
| 5 | The BA pass degree consists of thirteen classes ( or their equivalent ) taken over three years — five classes taken in the first year and usually four in each of the following two years . |
| 6 | Success was rapid with 2,196 organized weeks of holiday taken in the first year of operation . |
| 7 | A joint enterprise with the Co-operative Wholesale Society , such was the prestige of the WTA 's reputation and the skill of the promotional machine that 5,000 bookings were taken in the first year , at prices two-thirds those of Billy Butlin , who had opened his second camp at Clacton the previous year . |
| 8 | Normally courses in three subjects are taken in the first year and , commonly , these are followed by second courses in at least two of the subjects in the second year . |
| 9 | Three subject courses are taken in the first year , two or three in the second and one or two in the third to make seven in all . |
| 10 | The Treasury instructed the Inland Revenue to obtain information from California-based companies in the UK on the probable impact of retaliatory measures which would be taken in the first instance against them if the US Government fails to resolve the continued burden of unitary tax on foreign-owned companies in the state by the end of the year . |
| 11 | If there is a potential claim of this sort , for example for late delivery or mishandling an order , action will often be taken in the first instance by the exchange , as guarantor of market standards . |
| 12 | Erm perhaps I can turn the the question on its head and and I think the way the County Council 's looked at it , what would be the implications of not providing for the needs of North Yorkshire , and that 's I think the approach that we have taken in the first instance , is to try and determine what the needs of North Yorkshire are and to borrow a phrase from Professor Lock , in strategic terms to look at er try to achieve full employment in North Yorkshire . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , an opinion poll taken in the first week of December gave the Alliance 37 per cent support amongst the electorate , two points ahead of the opposition Labour Party and 10 points in front of the governing National Party . |
| 14 | Saddam Hussein 's decision , in compliance with UN Resolutions 664 , 667 and 674 [ see pp. 37639 ; 37759 ] , was cautiously welcomed by US President Bush , who emphasized , however , that " no single hostage should have been taken in the first place " . |
| 15 | It may include three courses taken at the first year level only , or a second double or less frequently a second treble , ie |
| 16 | Pink tablets to be taken at the first sign of symptoms and Yellow tablets that only need to be taken if symptoms persist . |
| 17 | Had the hernia been strangulated , action would have had to be taken at the first sign of trouble . |
| 18 | As a requirement for entry to most courses in thefaculty , SCE applicants must offer passes in four Highers at BBBB , taken at the first sitting ; if taken over two sittings , slightly better grades are required . |
| 19 | GCE applicants must offer passes in three A-levels at grades BBC , taken at the first sitting . |
| 20 | The salute was taken by the First Sea Lord , Admiral Sir Benjamin Bathurst , Lord Sterling , the President of the Chamber of Shipping , Edmund Vestey and the Lord Mayor of Liverpool . |
| 21 | In deciding which combinations to take after the first year of study , applicants should be aware of the entry requirements for both subjects . |