Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun sg] [subord] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Haitians of all political persuasions scattered in panic when the first shells , and even cannonballs , began to hit . |
| 2 | This ability of DNA to cut and splice , to jump in and out of chromosomes at the drop of a hat , is one of the more exciting facts that have come to light since the first edition of this book was published . |
| 3 | Day 7 ) Camped at site where the first jetstream was spotted in 1956 . |
| 4 | If Rohan really wanted control of the vineyard , would he consider it well lost for love once the first passion had cooled , as it inevitably would ? |
| 5 | Rose Shepherd goes on to argue that a first affair , usually based on attraction , leads to further affairs based on nothing more than boredom , loneliness , resentment , or the need for further boosting of confidence once the first extramarital partner has bowed out . |
| 6 | Solicitor David Gamble was arriving for work when the first bomb exploded . |