Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [noun] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | A lower level of subsidence claims was reported and , apart from the Perth floods which cost the Homeowners account $3m in the first quarter , the account continued to benefit from the absence of severe weather losses . |
| 2 | The other structures were dispersed to linger only in the imagination of designers ; in its place Conservative freedom provided London with the first of the giant company headquarters built in the style of Orwell 's Ministry of Truth — the Shell building ( 1958 ) . |
| 3 | Mopping : Perhaps the best method for large areas is to use a kentucky mop as part of a two bucket mopping system with the first bucket filled with cleaning solution and the second with hot clean water . |
| 4 | The anticipated challenge from Ford 's Sierra Cosworths ended when all three drivers made mistakes on the first sodden day , leaving Subaru and Mazda to fill out the top placings . |
| 5 | When his friend Calder took an autumn break , Sole skippered Scotland for the first time , in a 38-17 win against Fiji at Murrayfield . |
| 6 | In mid-November a United States congressional delegation visited China for the first time since the massacre . |
| 7 | In November a Vatican delegation visited Vietnam for the first time . |
| 8 | Guerrillas in Kashmir used rockets for the first time on June 19 , in an attack on two waterfront hotels in Srinagar which were being used as barracks by Indian security forces . |
| 9 | It showed a replay of Tammuz meeting Ari for the first time in the canteen . |
| 10 | Amdahl Corp , Sunnyvale has launched a consulting service and data storage feature to facilitate the migration of customers to Escon Architecture : the company accompanies the new service with a new Serial Channel Feature for next quarter for use with its 6100 Storage Processor , which attaches to parallel channel adaptors on the 6100 and enable it to support serial Escon channel connections ; a 6100 with the feature will support up to 32 Escon serial channels or a mixture of serial and parallel channels ; native serial channels cost $62,560 for the first four and $32,280 for each additional pair ; the Serial Channel Feature start at $21,000 . |
| 11 | However , Mitterrand denied on Jan. 20 that there was any geographical limitation on French commitment to the allied force and on Jan. 24 French aircraft bombed Iraq for the first time . |
| 12 | In other words , almost all of the informants perceived incoherence in the first paragraph , when mapping the discourse model of the text world onto their own knowledge of the real world . |
| 13 | This little ceremony takes place at the first ‘ at homes ’ after the election , when the civic party meet the public at the Mansion House . |
| 14 | Other political parties were allowed to operate from May onwards , and 17 parties fielded candidates during the first multiparty general election in November [ pp. 37841-42 ] . |
| 15 | Spain and Portugal took part for the first time , having signed accession protocols on Nov. 14 , 1988 ( see pp. 36105-06 ; 36429 ) . |
| 16 | Amanda Mares , the producer , might bear in mind that listeners hearing things for the first time need a second or two to focus . |
| 17 | The following year their home was established at the Manor Ground , Plumstead , and in 1904 the club won promotion to the First Division . |
| 18 | For the year as a whole turnover topped £100m for the first time rising 10.4pc to £101.6m . |
| 19 | Cap Gemini Sogeti SA said turnover for the first quarter of 1993 fell 2.7% to the equivalent of $537m . |
| 20 | Two extreme right parties gained representation for the first time in their respective Länder , the Republicans ( led by Franz Schönhuber ) in Baden-Württemberg and the neo-Nazi German People 's Union ( DVU ) ( led by Gerhard Frey ) in Schleswig-Holstein . |
| 21 | The Supreme Court 's July ruling admitted for the first time in 16 years the right of individual states to restrict abortions during the first six months of pregnancy . |
| 22 | The Chamber of Deputies , by 126 votes to 69 , with 12 abstentions , on March 29 approved a law allowing abortions during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy for women who were deemed by doctors to be " in a state of distress " . |
| 23 | The work has voices in the first two movements , but is essentially for solo organ , dazzlingly played by Gaston Litaize , who clearly enjoys himself of the magnificent beast which lives in the church of St. Francois-Xavier in Paris . |
| 24 | Our work uses information from the first interview and the benefit records . |
| 25 | An art shop in the city of London sold four cotton based portfolios in the first week and doubled this in the second . |
| 26 | Where did Karen meet Drew for the first time ? |
| 27 | The dead material is left to dry , is then burnt and left to cool ; planting in the fertilizing ash takes place after the first rain . |
| 28 | In Land ( state ) elections on April 21 in Kohl 's home state , the Rhineland-Palatinate , the CDU lost power for the first time since 1949 . |
| 29 | A number of countries which were suspected ( principally by the USA and other Western countries ) of developing chemical weapons-including Libya , Iraq and Syria-were among a total of 22 countries taking part for the first time in the committee 's deliberations since the opening of the spring session , albeit as observers . |
| 30 | They reason that a lot of what 's in NetWare right now sorely needs replacing and that that 's why Noorda bought Unix in the first place . |