Example sentences of "first [adv] [noun sg] " 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 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | Good evening , first tonight demolition work on a Cotswold hotel has been halted after fighting broke out between building workers and demonstrators . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | In the first ever issue of Practical Fishkeeping , December 1978 , we listed the top 25 community fish . |
| 9 | Russell 's loss was Marcus Gorman 's gain , as the 28-year-old stockbroker was riding his first ever winner . |
| 10 | Barbara has won countless glamorous grandmother contests since becoming the first ever winner of the Widnes title in 1977 . |
| 11 | Barbara has won countless Glamorous Grandmother contests since becoming the first ever winner of the Widnes title in 1977 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | His first ever race was in an MG-based special ; he 'd also raced Jaguars and Astons , Ferraris and Maseratis — and Healeys . |
| 14 | If that is the case you 'll be the first ever case of a Western government being so reprimanded . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Paraskevi Patoulidou came through to grab a first ever athletics medal for a Greek girl . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | This will be the first ever opportunity for editors of Christian magazines in the Middle East to meet to share their common concerns and examine their role in the Church and in society . |
| 19 | This will be the first ever opportunity for editors of Christian magazines in the Middle East to meet to share their common concerns and examine their role in the Church and in society . |
| 20 | STUDENTS who gained National Awards will be honoured when Darlington College of Technology holds its first ever Graduation Ceremony . |
| 21 | Scorers for Timberland were Mike Travers , Ian Cain , Mark Scorey and Dave Evans-Turner who notched up his first ever goal . |
| 22 | Skipper , Derek Hall got them going with his first ever goal for the club , so no wonder he went on a victory run . |
| 23 | Tony Cozier reports from Barbados on the first ever Test match between West Indies and South Africa . |
| 24 | Mardood was a first ever runner at Pontefract for former jump jockey Paul Leach , who trains at Taunton , 250 miles away . |
| 25 | In the first ever referendum of its kind , voters in Amsterdam have supported a proposal to ban cars from the city centre . |
| 26 | CASTLEFORD boosted hopes of their first ever championship with a fifth successive win . |
| 27 | This dramatic turnaround was subsequently converted into victory as Adebisi held his service game to take the set , the match and first ever championship title . |
| 28 | Tony Fretwell-Downing , the Sheffield computer businessman who sponsored the event , very gamely claimed his first ever route with an ascent of the loose and long west flank . |
| 29 | and you can see the highlights of the Blenheim Horse Trials on Channel Four on Saturday September the twenty sixth … the next big sunday event for horse fans around here will be in November when Cheltenham races stage the first ever sunday jump meeting … they 've been unveiling their plans today … here 's Mark Kiff |
| 30 | Julie Peeke , 33 , of Minors Crescent , Darlington , looped the loop on her first ever aeroplane flight . |