Example sentences of "first a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consider first a case in which no cognitive map is needed . |
| 2 | In the first a company or industry discerns the need for a new product or product range , develops markets and sells to the widest possible market . |
| 3 | But first a word about the basic notions of quantum mechanics , the mathematical theory that has proved extremely successful in describing and predicting quantum effects . |
| 4 | But first a word about three other important matters : reduced rate contributions , abolition of the half test and Home Responsibilities Protection . |
| 5 | BUT first a word from our sponsors . |
| 6 | First a cow is pushed out of the way by the trained elephants so that her calf can be safely roped and led away . |
| 7 | He married first a sister of John Bowes , having a son John , and secondly , after 1630 , Dame Jacoba van Lore , widow of Sir Peter van Lore , a wealthy merchant and moneylender . |
| 8 | First a sermon was preached by the Provost of Eton , Dr Cole , in which he explained that , although Cranmer had recanted , his life was forfeit in retribution for those of More and Fisher . |
| 9 | She expected Urquhart but found first a message from her brother inviting her down for the weekend . |
| 10 | Only by retaining an experienced independent consultant can a farmer make first a judgement about which way to go and secondly an objective purchasing decision . |
| 11 | First a man has become so desperate to sell his house that he 's offering cash help with the mortgage . |
| 12 | ‘ This is my dream — first a fight against Lewis , then a decider against Riddick Bowe . |
| 13 | When we sat down for our sandwiches , I made him go away with the grisly thing , but we could still hear him crunching away behind a rock — first a crunch then a cough as he swallowed a feather , then another crunch then more coughs until he realised there was no future in it and came round for a sandwich . |
| 14 | Consider first a cross-section budget study in which a sample of families is classified according to their incomes . |
| 15 | Our showbiz correspondent , the Daily Record 's John Millar , spoke to Christian about his checkered past , but first a clip . |
| 16 | ‘ Sikulu ’ was first a smash-hit in South Africa , with standing ovations every night . |
| 17 | First a majority of elected members simply provides a better form of local government accountability and secondly , it 's a necessary counter-balance to other proposals in the Bill and helps to preserve the checks and balances of the tripartite relationship . |
| 18 | At first a supporter of Indira Gandhi 's premiership , by 1975 he was among her opponents and , with many others , was placed in detention under emergency regulations . |
| 19 | That includes the game against Liverpool on Sunday , manager Kenny Dalglish 's first a return to Anfield since his dramatic walkout 20 months ago . |
| 20 | The subjection of the industry to ‘ financial disciplines ’ was inevitably at first a slogan rather than a policy . |
| 21 | For Europe , Marshall Aid was an important element in its recovery : for Britain it was first a safeguard and then a prop to the sterling area [ cf. |
| 22 | Let us clarify by giving some examples , assuming first a speaker who wishes to give linguistic expression to some part of the world which is perceived as an entity . |
| 23 | Chris believes the Bay Horse was first a pub in the 1560s and was also a coaching inn . |
| 24 | During my two years of national service I became first a radar mechanic and then an Education Sergeant , leaving in 1948 to start reading History at Brasenose . |
| 25 | Reaction diffusion could provide a series of chemical waves generating first a wave with a single peak , followed by one with two peaks , and then one with three peaks . |
| 26 | At first a beginner learns this kick in a one-two-three rhythm , but as proficiency increases the whole movement becomes one smoothly flowing action . |
| 27 | First a chuckle , then the words , ‘ Why ? |
| 28 | First a drive , he thought , headed anywhere , fooling himself into thinking he might simply keep going . |
| 29 | After my shower , and a brisk rub-down with first a face-cloth and then a towel , I trimmed my nails . |
| 30 | But none of the promises can be fulfilled without first a child being born , or , to be more precise in Abraham 's patriarchal world , a son . |