Example sentences of "[Wh adv] a first " in BNC.
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| 1 | This relates to a currently important limitation in fault diagnosis for technological systems where a first hypothesis about the cause of the problem can inhibit flexibility in considering other possible causes . |
| 2 | In areas where a first generation immigrant community was being established , the invitation into schools was often received with some apprehension and not a little disbelief . |
| 3 | The second Superbike event was reduced to three laps when a first aider , who had gone to the assistance of Kevin Mitchell who had crashed at Ballysally roundabout , suffered a seizure . |
| 4 | A number of US citizens were airlifted to Abidjan ( Côte d'Ivoire ) in mid-June when a first round of peace talks proved unsuccessful [ see below ] . |
| 5 | Ostensibly , efforts at drafting the constitution had been under way since the mid-1970s , but real progress had only become evident in mid-1990 when a first draft was published for discussion . |