Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old died first , the beggars and the maimed ; they just froze as they leaned gasping against urine-stained walls . |
| 2 | United shone first , but it was Derby who nearly scored first . |
| 3 | Commenting on its storm-damaged figures ( in page five ) Northern Telecom Ltd said first quarter order input fell 4.0% year-over-year , to $1,840m although orders in hand rose 18% to $3,530m ; it said that profit performance did not meet its expectations as a result of lower margins and an accelerated rate of investment in research and development and planned international market expenditures which were not offset by anticipated sales growth . |
| 4 | The Irish had first come to Lancashire in significant numbers in the middle years of the eighteenth century , and their ranks began to swell considerably after the 1846 potato famine . |
| 5 | George Merry went first , leading the way with Silver 's compass . |
| 6 | Richard Meredith-Hardy took first and Peter Hicks fourth place in the classic weight shift class ; Nigel Beale and Peter Dewhurst second and third in the new open solo class ; Rover Bridgland was fifth in the classic open solo class and Simon Baker with Susanna Stimpson second in the new open twin class . |