Example sentences of "[noun] for the first [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Plans for the first of the Italian journeys had been hatched in Vienna , and Leopold had obtained letters of recommendation from the Emperor , among others . |
2 | This week , each will be hoping to move up a gear for the first of the year 's major championships , even if Augusta do still insist on calling it a tournament . |
3 | All the signs are that it will be a holding speech , waiting until December for the first of the combined spending and taxing Budgets , with , maybe , some radical tax reforms thrown in . |
4 | Considering he was four over par after the first three holes of the New Orleans tournament , Faldo 's 11 under for the remaining 69 on a course he found demanding looks a useful dress rehearsal for the first of the year 's majors . |
5 | The audience were in their seats for the first of the two evening performances . |
6 | So it was back to Melbourne for the first of the final matches . |
7 | Leonard was a natural choice for the first of the new series , both in bearing and background he represented , not merely McGill , but Canada itself ; he was accordingly approached . |
8 | After the two men had shaken hands she thankfully escaped , leaving them to talk while she went out to prepare the treatment-room for the first of the morning 's patients . |
9 | The 26-year-old right back , capped for the only time two years ago , increases to 26 the squad that manager Graham Taylor expects to fly out to Katowice next Thursday for the first of the Group Two qualifiers next Saturday . |
10 | On a recent flight over the area a crane was to be seen alongside the existing hangars , and the timber-framing for the first of the new houses was already taking shape . |