Example sentences of "first [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet , according to The Times ( 7 February 1984 ) , ‘ The first most Cabinet ministers knew was when Sir Geoffrey Howe announced the decision in the Commons on January 25 . ’ |
| 2 | George had got the deposit ready for a house and made the first down payment on a dining suite . |
| 3 | John Wildig travelled on the first down train , we both , with his sons , went on the West Wales train from Carmarthen to Fishguard and return , and we followed the double header from Llandovery to Craven Arms . |
| 4 | If the heel is too high ( the most common fault ) then the toe will lever the points out ; if too low then the first down points will catch and the front points will again lever out . |
| 5 | Merchants and storekeepers flocked to them , building at first only shanties for warehouses and stores , and the nearby towns which they were supposed to serve were seriously damaged . |
| 6 | Now follow the first backwards pointer ( i.e. back to the node we have just come from , e.g. from the ‘ c ’ node back to the ‘ d ’ node ) , and take the next route forwards again ( to the ‘ l ’ node , giving another complete candidate string ljadl ) . |
| 7 | Good evening , first tonight demolition work on a Cotswold hotel has been halted after fighting broke out between building workers and demonstrators . |
| 8 | NORTHERN Ireland showjumpers have a busy month ahead with many dates on the calendar including the first ever Cavan Indoor Championships , organised by Pauline and Mervyn Clarke . |
| 9 | Their postcards and T-shirts sell by the crateload , they 've done cover art for Marc Almond , Erasure and Boy George — and yet this month sees the first ever UK exhibition of their work ( including ‘ The Gipsy ’ , right ) . |
| 10 | THE JIM ROSE CIRCUS SIDESHOW have announced details of their first ever UK dates , exclusively to NME . |
| 11 | Data General Ltd in the UK has signed up ICL-owned distributor Technology plc of Warrington , Cheshire as its first ever UK distributor for the AViiON and CLARiiON product lines . |
| 12 | Into the Blue won the first ever W H Smith thumping good read award , so maybe at last this compelling writer will get the recognition he so deserves . |
| 13 | First to go in the two-horse jump-off , he was able to claim his first ever Wembley victory after Michael Whitaker had 12 faults on another stallion , Next Didi . |
| 14 | Today the four Boyz whose single is at no. 4 in our chart , flew into Britain for their first ever performance here , with their front-man Michael McCary insists that it will never turn him into a snob . |
| 15 | Our first ever speaker , Mr Jack Bedell , returned to give some more of his reminiscences of the role played by the line in the 1920 's and 1930's , particularly by the farming community . |
| 16 | In the first ever issue of Practical Fishkeeping , December 1978 , we listed the top 25 community fish . |
| 17 | Russell 's loss was Marcus Gorman 's gain , as the 28-year-old stockbroker was riding his first ever winner . |
| 18 | Barbara has won countless glamorous grandmother contests since becoming the first ever winner of the Widnes title in 1977 . |
| 19 | Barbara has won countless Glamorous Grandmother contests since becoming the first ever winner of the Widnes title in 1977 . |
| 20 | The Discovery is the first ever gas cooker to have a hotplate with ‘ Gas Powered Discs ’ a revolutionary new concept developed by Moffat that actually places a Disc above the flame to give you the controllability you expect from gas plus an unheard of level of cleanability . |
| 21 | His first ever race was in an MG-based special ; he 'd also raced Jaguars and Astons , Ferraris and Maseratis — and Healeys . |
| 22 | If that is the case you 'll be the first ever case of a Western government being so reprimanded . |
| 23 | The first ever BBC Good Food Show is being held in conjunction with the Ideal Home Exhibition at London 's Earl 's Court in the new Earl 's Court 2 exhibition hall . |
| 24 | Do n't forget to visit the first ever BBC Good Food Show , being held alongside the Ideal Home Exhibit at Earls Court , London , on March 21–24 . |
| 25 | THE Mid Wales electronic specialists , Davlec Ltd of Welshpool , are organising the area 's first ever seminar dealing with electromagnetic compatibility , at Ladywell House , Newtown on Friday June 25 . |
| 26 | Paraskevi Patoulidou came through to grab a first ever athletics medal for a Greek girl . |
| 27 | It 's just opened Mansion House , its first ever nursery , allowing student mums to concentrate on more profound subjects , than feeding bottles and dirty nappies . |
| 28 | June 1993 saw a new Wimpey landmark with the announcement of the first ever rights issue in the Group 's history . |
| 29 | It believes the worst is over and has launched its first ever rights issue a call for £104m . |
| 30 | Korda reached finals in Washington and Montreal before winning his first ever singles tour event in New Haven after beating fellow left-hander Goran Ivanisevic . |