Example sentences of "[noun sg] first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To cap a highly successful conclusion to the season — in which the Berkshire side first out-matched defending champions David Lloyd , Heston and then , in the Grand Finals , beat the top seeds Ilkley — the club No. 1 Gary Drake was named the special Grand Finals ‘ Player-of-the-Tournament ’ by Wimbledon referee Alan Mills , and drove away smiling in a brand new £15,000 Vauxhall Astra convertible . |
| 2 | Among the developing countries that participated in the World Fertility Survey ( WFS ) , the median age at which women aged 25 to 29 years at the time of interview first married or entered a union ( i.e. , the age at which one half of them entered into conjugal union ) ranged from 13.1 years in Bangladesh to 23.0 in Sri Lanka . |
| 3 | ‘ The disciplinary committee appointed by the management committee of the Liverpool and District Competition inquired into a complaint made by one of the umpires at the Liverpool Echo first round knockout tie between Liverpool and New Brighton at Aigburth on May 21 . |
| 4 | TICKETS for the NatWest Trophy first round match between Suffolk and Essex go on general sale on Monday , March 22 . |
| 5 | They could also miss next Sunday 's visit of third division leaders Ryedale-York to Naughton Park in their Regal Trophy first round tie . |
| 6 | St Helens prop Kevin Ward is struggling to be fit for Sunday 's Regal Trophy first round tie against Leeds at Knowsley Road because of a neck injury , but New Zealander George Mann could return to the pack after a being out for a month with back trouble . |
| 7 | He could make his debut in Sunday 's Regal Trophy first round tie with Ryedale York at Naughton Park . |
| 8 | Lee Kuan Yew 's son Lee Hsien Loong took over Goh 's post as PAP first assistant secretary-general and remained a Deputy Prime Minister ; however , he had given up the Trade and Industry portfolio in mid-November after announcing that he was undergoing treatment for cancer . |
| 9 | Wee begin owr long March to Wimble wembley next tuesday when we take on hifiying Clutton Town in the preliminary liminary first Qualifying Round of the Fa cup . |
| 10 | NICOLA JACOBS GALLERY First British show for the New York artist Marilyn Minter . |
| 11 | When was the cat first domesticated ? |
| 12 | This revision first required approval by a simple majority of both houses of parliament . |
| 13 | INDIA took a shock 2–1 lead over last year 's finalists Switzerland in their Davis Cup World group first round tie in Calcutta . |
| 14 | ‘ Dub Be Good ’ is to him a vindication of his belief in an eccentric mix of punk , politics , reggae , ragga , hip hop , pop and the most hardfaced sampling style since Mark ‘ the 45 ’ King first laid hands on an Akai S900 . |
| 15 | John McEnroe 's limp first round exit to the Russian Andrei Cherkasov ; Ivanisevic 's tepid performance that brought deserved defeat against Paul Haarhuis . |
| 16 | Champions Randalstown begin against North Down in what is a dress rehearsal for their Winemark Ulster Shield first round tie a fortnight later at the same venue . |
| 17 | As we have already seen , in Tasks 41 and 43 , some books reverse the traditional order of text first then questions , to one of questions first then text . |
| 18 | When industrial disputes arose the bill first prescribed direct talks between workers and management , followed in the event of a breakdown in these talks by mediation for up to 14 days by an independent arbitration ; if mediation failed a strike could then be called subject to the strike organizers ' giving seven day 's notice to management . |
| 19 | The notion that clerical wealth was at the disposal of the realm when need arose was echoed and supported by some other developments of the reign : the practice whereby donations of land to the church first required royal licence ( and at a price ) ; the growing , though still limited , legal procedure and principle whereby endowments whose purposes were neglected by the receiving clergy could be recovered by the donor ; the practice of founders and patrons ‘ resuming ’ possession of the lands of religious houses embarrassed by debts ( not least debts resulting from taxation ) until they could again operate effectively ; the seizure of alien priories ; and lastly , the widening definition of temporalities at the expense of spiritualities . |
| 20 | The government first introduced legislation for the protection of ancient monuments in 1882 . |
| 21 | Since the Government first introduced road humps in 1981 , traffic engineers in too many councils have shown naked hostility to the idea of traffic calming and have completely set their face against the idea of road humps . |
| 22 | This leads to a depth first backtracking search . |
| 23 | The world first caught sight of a bikini on 5 July 1946 , at a fashion show in Paris — where else . |
| 24 | Still the fairest one of all , Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is back and coming to theatres everywhere , Snow White is a beautiful , captivating and timeless of the day everyone fell in love with her , in the world first full length animated feature . |
| 25 | MERCHANT bank Henry Ansbacher agreed yesterday to a take-over by the South African bank First National . |
| 26 | Earlier this week , Kelly accused the FA of bringing the game into disrepute by ordering his non-League club to replay their FA Cup first round match with Peterborough behind closed doors tomorrow . |
| 27 | Stoke boasted the better chances in this absorbing FA Cup first round encounter and almost sneaked a dramatic late winner . |
| 28 | Posh hammered Kingstonian 9–1 in an FA Cup first round replay on Wednesday , but the non-league side 's keeper , Adrian Blake , is still ‘ very poorly ’ after being hit by up to seven missiles . |
| 29 | And he could even be challenging for a place in the return leg of Leeds ' European Cup first round tie against Stuttgart at Elland Road at the end of the month . |
| 30 | They will now be classed by UEFA as ‘ assimilated ’ — and United can choose two of them in their squad to face Russian side Moscow Torpedo in the UEFA Cup first round clash later this month . |