Example sentences of "[noun] of [noun sg] [verb] the first " in BNC.

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1 Initialisation involves a change of handshape to represent the first letter of the English translation of the sign ( see chapter 6 ) .
2 For a valid range of module issues the first version must be less than the last version .
3 For a valid range of module issues the first version must be less than the last version .
4 For a valid range of module issues the first version must be less than the last version .
5 For a valid range of module issues the first version must be less than the last version .
6 For a valid range of module issues the first version must be less than the last version .
7 Shellac records were simply too fragile to be posted ; so the special circumstances of war justified the first vinyl records .
8 The Court of Appeal dismissed the first and second defendants ' appeal against Mr Justice Vinelott 's order that the defendants permit the plaintiff 's solicitors to inspect and take copies of an affidavit in the possession of the defendants ' solicitors .
9 In the 1952 election campaign the Republicans promised to take a tough line with the Russians , and the appointment of John Foster Dulles as Secretary of State seemed the first step in fulfilling that pledge .
10 The King James translation of the Book of Genesis renders the first line as In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth , confident that prior to God there was nothing , that Yahweh created the universe ex nihilo .
11 In icy American logging camps it was common for the cook to detonate small amounts of dynamite to cook the first meal of the day , which brought a whole new meaning to bangers for breakfast .
12 In 1987 Conservative ministers boasted of their success while still claiming that the conquest of inflation remained the first objective of policy .
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