Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] the first [noun] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes I pick up on the comment from the , Notts are n't as in control as they were , after first Tony and then Paul got their names on the score sheet in each case for the first time this season , both with bristling finishing efforts and you 'd be a harsh critic indeed who did n't agree that Pisa deserved to pull one back because they played some fine attacking football , and it was the player who 's caused most danger , who 's wearing the number eleven that moved across to the right hand side , got clear of the defence , pulled back an absolutely brilliant clot cross and in the middle who 'd missed an earlier header on fifteen minutes to make it one one , did n't miss on this occasion . |
| 2 | ‘ Heavens no , ’ agreed Julia , thinking about the Easter plans for the first time that evening . |
| 3 | He is trying to joke , she senses he is at a loss for the first time that afternoon . |
| 4 | With a touch of paint , the ex-lifeboat The Guy and Clare Hunter — it was named after two of its most generous benefactors — took to the high seas of Belfast Lough for the first time this summer . |
| 5 | The prestigious event , at which leading scientists discuss global environment , took place for the first time this year , in Rio de Janeiro . |
| 6 | With the scheduling of the 1992 Asian Classic — in Thailand for the first time this year — for January 30 , and the new World Championship for mid-December each year , the professional golf season now effectively covers 12 months , involving more travel than ever before . |
| 7 | Ms Sultana , 34 , met her husband for the first time that day . |
| 8 | In his Handsworth Comprehensive School , he was fairly consistent : ‘ I was in the A-stream from the first year all the way through . ’ |
| 9 | All At Sea reverts to a mile for the first time this season , having finished runner-up on her last three starts , the best of which was her length defeat by Rodrigo de Triano in the Juddmonte International over a mile and a quarter . |
| 10 | When they entered the house one of the brothers reached for the bottle of whiskey and poured four large glasses for the first time that day . |
| 11 | His voice moved up a register , from baritone to tenor , and it was tinged with irritation for the first time that evening . |
| 12 | The Box Office opens 15 minutes before the first performance each day and closes 15 minutes after the start of the last performance . |
| 13 | FLOODLIT midweek hockey will become a prominent feature of the Renault Senior League season for the first time this season . |
| 14 | The company now intends shipping production code for the first time this week , saying it has hundreds of orders . |
| 15 | It intends shipping production code for the first time this week , saying it has hundreds of orders . |
| 16 | Silicon Amnesia Sir : I bought your magazine for the first time this month and was very annoyed that I have been missing out on an excellent value piece of publishing catering to beginners ( me ) and experienced alike . |
| 17 | Other new awards on offer for the first time this year included Practical Word Processing . |
| 18 | They 're opening the gates of the Manor Ground for the first time this season tomorrow … new signing Anton Rogan has been trying on his shirt today … |
| 19 | Manchester United skipper Bryan Robson starts a Premier League game for the first time this season at Aston Villa tomorrow . |
| 20 | Got a start for the first time this season when Cole went AWOL . |
| 21 | These potatoes are round and white , a new Dutch strain , being grown in Britain for the first time this year . |
| 22 | The 1851 census revealed that in Britain for the first time more people lived in towns than in the country and that trend continued . |
| 23 | Ricky Willison is another ex-Walker Cup player playing the Tour for the first time this year . |
| 24 | The first part of the walk kicks off up a private road gliding beneath a fabulous railway viaduct , the very one from which I had gazed in my bike-less train down the length of Loch Shiel for the first time some ten years earlier . |
| 25 | A pseudo-variable which contains the address of the first byte that BBCBASIC(Z80) will not use . |
| 26 | The crux , above the big ledge of the first stance some 40ft above the base , has been described as a slab . |
| 27 | Despite the stigma and stress associated with a court case that threatened him with jail , he has so far managed to score 17 goals for Brentford in the First Division this season . |
| 28 | But does anybody see New York for the first time these days ? |
| 29 | And it was a double celebration for the Ards club , as they also won the Provincial Towns Senior Championship League for the first time this season . |
| 30 | Leek Town 1 Southport 0 : The Sandgrounders ' 20 match unbeaten run came to an end as they failed to score in the HFS League for the first time this season . |