Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a [adj] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spiro , whose mother still lives in a comfortable first floor flat in Golders Green , had the best education money could buy . |
| 2 | He was seen as a supreme First Division predator , with a sequence of seven top-flight goals in just ten games in the mid-winter months as Palace pursued Arsenal and Liverpool at the top of the table ; he was also offered additional encouragement with recognition at the England B level . |
| 3 | ( 1980 ) point out that statistical classification methods are by their very nature exploratory data-analysis techniques , dependent on the methods used and on a number of arbitrary definitions , and it is therefore inevitable that the results should be seen as a pioneering first attempt , rather than as a polished final product based on the application of well established proven methods . |
| 4 | In front of Celtic 's lowest home gate of the season , the two sides served up a superb all-action second half which compensated for a dour first session . |
| 5 | In front of Celtic 's lowest home gate of the season , the two sides served up a superb all-action second half which compensated for a dour first session . |
| 6 | Powerful New Zealand Test forward George Mann has hardly had the best of luck with injury , but he is now back in action and ready to challenge for a regular first team place again . |
| 7 | Oxford 's bowling was never threatening and looked rather ordinary when Glendenen and Parker began to hurry after a quiet first half-hour . |
| 8 | In this a group of friends form a syndicate to create the Hopkin myth , inventing biographical details ( ‘ a near genius living in the country with a romantic proletarian background , possibly a dipsomaniac mother and so on ’ ) for a painter who does not exist but whose paintings they churn out in a fashionable style ( ‘ with dots , crescent shapes and bright colours ’ ) and exhibit in a sensational first exhibition . |
| 9 | McCoy , McBride and Ferris tormented Bangor 's usually solid defence and Glenavon were also rewarded with a sparkling first appearance of the season by young midfielder Peter Kennedy . |
| 10 | McCoy , McBride and Ferris tormented Bangor 's usually solid defence and Glenavon were also rewarded with a sparkling first appearance of the season by young midfielder Peter Kennedy . |
| 11 | For instance , two-note groups being constantly played with a heavy first note and a curtained second one , or the first note under each slur produced with an accent . |
| 12 | Surely a policy decision should be taken soon , before we miss the opportunity and no longer have the funds to invest in a future first class tourist industry ? |
| 13 | The company recovered from a disastrous first half where business fell because of the Gulf war to deliver an operating profit of £21.3m against a loss of £114m in 1990 . |
| 14 | While falling way short of Amnesty International 's request for investigations into all ‘ disappearances ’ , this initiative is welcomed as a modest first step in the right direction . |
| 15 | The above selection ( out of fifty-two questions presented in the article ) , represents the kind of general questioning being advocated as a necessary first step towards a more detailed analysis of each subject area . |
| 16 | The legislation was hailed as a cautious first move by the Saudi government towards modifying the power of the monarchy , which until then — in theory at least — had been absolute . |
| 17 | Now that this book is so readily available one suggests as a required first question in any PhD oral in astronomy , ‘ Have you read The Realm of th1 Nebulae ? ’ |
| 18 | Manchester United at home to Bolton were held to a goal-less first half first forty five minutes , and they had to wait until the seventy seventh minute before taking the lead through Hughes , and United go through with a one nil win . |