Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [prep] the first [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first division Oxford United were looking good in the first half thanks to a goal from defender Anton Rogan … |
| 2 | It was a fact that quite easily became disheartening during the first few months of captivity . |
| 3 | You will probably find that you perform very badly and feel dreadful for the first few minutes . |
| 4 | Because the accident went unmonitored during the first few vital hours and days , certain statistics will never be available . |
| 5 | One lawyer cited one of the first such cases to be heard in Scotland : ‘ At one point the tribunal took the case by the scruff of the neck and told the claimants to put in their claim within 14 days and gave the other side the same amount of time for their defences . |