Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [adj] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | And of course Oxford supporters do n't need reminding that last season they led Fulham 1-0 after the first leg and they lost 5-3 at home . |
| 2 | GREAT BRITAIN 'S team of Mark Petchey and Chris Wilkinson yesterday beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 in the first round of the European men 's team tennis championships in Trieste , Italy . |
| 3 | There is a minor triumph for British tennis when Jo Durie , Clare Wood and Anne Hobbs beat Indonesia 3-0 in the first round of the Federation Cup in Tokyo . |
| 4 | Unix International last week described SunSoft Inc as the first reference technology supplier to be chosen under its new expanded technology selection process ( UX No 422 ) . |
| 5 | The seniors , managed jointly by County President Peter Woodward and Richard Morris and coached by Chelmsford 's Paul Morris , beat Lincolnshire 3–0 in the first round and Cambridgeshire 5–0 in the semi-finals . |
| 6 | The uncertainty of the fat child or the onset of puberty which can make swimming baths one of the first circles of hell for the adolescent , so vividly evoked by Kathryn Ensall 's ‘ Girls in Line at the Swimming Baths ’ ( 1988 ) , or the terrifying prospect of the first day at school captured by Shanti Panchal are all expressions of modern sensibility and above all , of childhood and adolescent anxiety , constructed out of an acute embarrassment with themselves and their situation . |
| 7 | As with the first example , it was not certain whether the Hague Rules defences available to the first carrier were available to the second carrier . |
| 8 | Crusaders , who hammered Wakefield 30-0 in the first round , were never in front and were let down by bad handling in atrocious conditions . |
| 9 | Lots of inquiries about Foster and Allen they 're coming on the programme later they 've just got number one for the first time with their new video with their new single I do n't know I 'm not quite sure we 'll find out when they get here well they 've just got number one for the first time and they 've been trying hard for a long time . |
| 10 | Lots of inquiries about Foster and Allen they 're coming on the programme later they 've just got number one for the first time with their new video with their new single I do n't know I 'm not quite sure we 'll find out when they get here well they 've just got number one for the first time and they 've been trying hard for a long time . |
| 11 | A 1-0 win keeps Swindon second in the first division . |
| 12 | Accordingly the agreement involved tax increases — totalling $134,000 million in the first year alone — and included new taxes on petrol , alcohol and luxury items . |
| 13 | MARTIN DUGARD rode unbeaten on his home track as England outclassed Australia 73–35 in the first Test at Oxford last night . |
| 14 | According to the latest figures , they would be required to contribute £132.6 million in the first year of council tax after it was introduced in April . |
| 15 | According to the latest figures , they would be required to contribute £132.6 million in the first year of council tax after it was introduced in April . |
| 16 | He so underpriced the shares that the taxpayer lost £1,200 million on the first afternoon of dealing . |
| 17 | They rejected the Georgians ' argument that the 5,000 dollars given to match officials prior to the first leg game was legitimate expenses and reinforced the judgement that Tbilisi be expelled from this season 's competition and the next one they qualify for . |
| 18 | Bankruptcies , mostly property-related , totalled ¥931 billion in the first two months of 1991 , and the total will rise in the new financial year , starting April 1st , as banks pull the plug on other overborrowed customers . |
| 19 | Trading of euroyen bonds ( which totalled $70 billion in the first half of 1989 ) is concentrated in London . |
| 20 | Overall turnover rose 8.3 per cent in the 53 weeks to 2 January to top £1 billion for the first time . |
| 21 | The value of world merchandise trade grew by over 7% in 1989 to top $3 trillion for the first time , reported GATT . |
| 22 | Each fund would receive $1.5 million in the first year of the scheme , increasing to $6 million by 1987 . |
| 23 | Digital Equipment Corp has signed Lechmere Inc as the first independent direct retailer for its line of printers for MS-DOS and the Mac . |
| 24 | Pre-tax profits soared from £21.4 million to almost £32 million and the company joined Iceland Frozen Foods yesterday in announcing turnover that topped £1 billion for the first time , jumping from £920 million to £1.05 billion . |
| 25 | Group sales exceeded £10 billion for the first time as the Group served over ten million customers each week . |
| 26 | ‘ One called upon the half-mortals , using words of such power that we were compelled to come instantly , breaking the spell-wall and leaving Andernesse undefended for the first time since the Four Cities fell . |
| 27 | Turnover increased by 10 per cent over 1991 and exceeded £200 million for the first time , despite the suspension of the Hibernia project . |
| 28 | The sense of failure that haloed his bowed head made Clare conscious for the first time of his identity as a person . |
| 29 | Kingfisher is raising £155 million from the first call of 225p a share on a one-for-seven rights issue , with another 225p payable at the company 's discretion . |