Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their discovery helped overthrow the medieval concept of the Solar System and a few decades later , by a method that I shall not describe , observations of Io led to the first determination of the speed of light , which until then was thought by many philosophers to be infinite . |
| 2 | But the new cohorts felt much less keenly the social conditions from which the class alignment arose in the first place . |
| 3 | A number of missions owe their existence to the initiative and financial support given in the first place by the Association . |
| 4 | When he and Adenauer met for the first time , de Gaulle records , ‘ We discussed Europe at length . |
| 5 | The projects deriving from the first phase of the research programme cover topics like small firms , unemployment , career education in , and further education beyond , school , the agricultural sector in the economy , housing and the labour market . |
| 6 | Armstrong fought in the First World War and was a war artist in the Second , sharing with other Surrealists the challenge of creating a pattern out of devastation . |
| 7 | Moed & Vriens found , in their study of inaccuracies in citations 146 , that the largest single cause of discrepancies was the method of dealing with compound names , such as van , van der , de , Mac , and hyphenated names ( some authorities cite under the first part , some under the second , some ignore the hyphen ) . |
| 8 | Moed & Vriens found , in their study of inaccuracies in citations , that the largest single cause of discrepancies was the method of dealing with compound names , such as van , van der , de , Mac , and hyphenated names ( some authorities cite under the first part , some under the second , some ignore the hyphen ) . |
| 9 | Hungary 's exports plunged in the first quarter of 1993 . |
| 10 | This is still some disadvantage for the acquirer because it is more difficult to gain agreement to a change made subsequently than to a provision included in the first draft . |
| 11 | Mr Runciman said the first warning of problems came in August when it was realised that a major contract expected in the first half of the financial year was not going to materialise . |
| 12 | So I think if you 've got the creativity to write in the first place , you just need to change , not so much the instrument , but maybe change the tuning or the pitch . |
| 13 | The statutory recognition of auditors ' resignation occurred for the first time in the Companies Act 1976 , prior to which resignation would have constituted a de facto breach of contract . |
| 14 | The first stage of Felix lased for the first time in August 1991 , and the second stage will be operational this summer . |
| 15 | Though the Lions ' backs have the credentials and Winterbottom and Dean Richards have been in the heat of a Lions Test scrum , there are six forwards who will be experiencing a Lions Test for the first time . |
| 16 | For example , a recent act of Parliament has for the first time enabled citizens to own and operate radio stations . |
| 17 | For example , a recent act of Parliament has for the first time enabled citizens to own and operate radio stations . |
| 18 | An unused kitchen located on the first floor of this block , provided the necessary space for a new Staff Room , Kitchenette and Toilets , with supplementary Staff Toilets , Lockers and Resources Area being located in the link to the three storey block . |
| 19 | Here is the chance to see the direction alternating for the first time . |
| 20 | In particular , I am pleased to note a number of important developments stemming from action points in the first Plan . |
| 21 | While in Cartagena , Colombia , on Dec. 2-3 for the " Group of Rio " summit [ see p. 38675 ] , President Fujimori of Peru and President Borja of Ecuador met for the first time to discuss their longstanding border dispute [ see p. 38526 ] . |
| 22 | It was by no means clear how the figure arose in the first place . |
| 23 | A second legal mortgage can be created by leasing the land to the second mortgagee for a term longer by at least one day than the term limited to the first mortgagee . |
| 24 | In most cat books , the figure given for the first domestication of the cat is between 3,500 and 4,500 years ago . |
| 25 | Because of the way in which this relief is given , the managers would wish to " front load " the losses sustained into the first year of trading , which they may be able to achieve by incurring expenditure for which capital allowances are available . |
| 26 | Scepticism arose with the first television interviews . |
| 27 | Mansell was slow to start … and Williams team mate Ricardo Patrase got a flyer sneaking into the first bend ahead of the field . |
| 28 | Unfortunately heavy losses occurred during the First World War with all four being sunk . |
| 29 | The monument stands on the first cross-roads in front of the Carmel Road entrance to West Cemetery . |
| 30 | The district general hospital ( DGH ) units carried through the first stage of devolution of services . |