Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun sg] [verb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | There simply has n't been time for the body to clear the first lot before it 's topped up with a second dose of alcohol . |
| 2 | Peter Robinson , Liverpool 's chief executive , said the plan for top English , Scottish and Irish clubs to play a knock-out competition had been the basis for the agreement to reduce the First Division . |
| 3 | The visiting players have been in England for some days , and all four are becoming understandable twitchy as the time to make the first moves approaches . |
| 4 | Personally , I will never forget the sight of Yannick Noah , the French Davis Cup captain , leaping almost four feet off the ground to acclaim the first and the seemingly impossible French victory in the Davis Cup since the ‘ Three Musketeers ’ carried it off in the thirties . |
| 5 | An ability to combine flamboyance as an opener with consistent run-scoring through two succesive seasons had , by last July , led elements of the press to strike the first chords of a fateful theme — ‘ Fordham for England ’ was its general , ominous import . |
| 6 | Whilst it is true that disadvantages arise from different aspects of the same dispute being adjudicated upon by different courts , it must be pointed out , on the one hand , that a plaintiff is always entitled to bring his action in its entirety before the courts for the domicile of the defendant and , on the other , that article 22 of the Convention allows the first court seised , in certain circumstances , to hear the case in its entirety provided that there is a connection between the actions brought before the different courts . |
| 7 | Article 1 of the Convention states the first of these aims . |
| 8 | As time was a most critical factor , No 4 Ferry Pool pilots at Prestwick , who had been advised of the conditions to be expected , were informed of the decision to ferry the first aircraft to Abbotsinch . |
| 9 | The foundation of the ECSC marks the first significant step towards European union that went beyond being merely consultative and intergovernmental in character . |
| 10 | It would be sad if ill-health were to deprive him of the chance to become the first democratically-elected president of South Africa . |
| 11 | In his Autumn Statement ( p 124 ) , the Chancellor of the Exchequer raised the first year capital allowance for plant and machinery ( excluding cars ) to 40% for 12 months from 1 November 1992 and introduced an initial allowance of 20% for industrial and agricultural buildings where contracts are placed before 31 October 1993 and they are brought into use before the end of 1994 . |
| 12 | Blanche , smiling blandly so as to appear co-operative , was ushered over to a corner of the room to record the first of a series of television interviews . |
| 13 | Captain Bligh of the Bounty took the first apples to Australia ; Jan van Riebeeck , the founder of Cape Settlement , took them to South Africa and the Pilgrim Fathers who boarded the Mayflower carried them to America . |
| 14 | Shortly after the breakfast party , perhaps the same evening , perhaps the next morning , the bridegroom 's mother would make her way to the home of the bride carrying the first load of treasure . |
| 15 | The completion of the draft marked the first substantive development on the issue , under negotiation by the 39 participating countries since 1968 . |
| 16 | In the boutique near the admin bulding the first person they saw was Mrs Richards . |
| 17 | During a demonstration to mark the first anniversary of the group 's move to its new location , 300 people , including over 160 police officers , were injured in battles between 1,400 police and at least 7,000 demonstrators . |
| 18 | Shooter , described in court as a salesman , was caught after a plain-clothes police officer posed as a courier taking the first of the blackmail money to a pick-up point at Edinburgh Airport . |
| 19 | During his time with the company started the first CPM 7000 interswitch press in the country and Preston workmates were not sure whether it was a splash of fat or a tear on 's cheek when it had to be replaced by the new Palladin 1600 . |
| 20 | A peninsula reaching into the lake gives the first sight of Roman-shorn , which today has spilled into the landscape behind , and along the gentle curve of a bay . |
| 21 | Last to putt , Treleaven sent his 14-footer into the cup to become the first Hampshire-born player to win the Salver and the first home county champion since Ian Gray in 1982 . |
| 22 | Into the Blue won the first ever W H Smith thumping good read award , so maybe at last this compelling writer will get the recognition he so deserves . |
| 23 | She always wanted him to tell her where he came from because she said , as she had said to Creggan on his first night , that for an eagle to survive the first thing he must know is where he comes from , and he must not forget his memories however distant they may be . |
| 24 | Mich eventually resorted to placing a hook on tension , then continuing to tension from the hook to reach the first real crack line for ten pitches . |
| 25 | Said , five O one from the year began the first of April nineteen ninety two |
| 26 | Contemporary idealism , however , dates from the period following the First World War when , partly as a reaction to the horrors of the war , it briefly achieved prominence as an approach to global politics , influencing academics and politicians . |
| 27 | In the rush to meet the first deadline on hours much of the spirit of the new deal has been lost . |
| 28 | An impressive 2-0 win over Everton left the watching Germans in no doubt that Leeds are in the mood to become the first British team to win a European tie from 3-0 down . |
| 29 | However , as the now-famous story purports , the evening after Nation had instructed his agent to say no to the Doctor Who offer , he and Tony Hancock had a serious disagreement , resulting in the writer catching the first train back to London the following morning , with no work , and a central heating system in his flat to pay for . |
| 30 | But the stark reality they have to accept , after being crushed by a vibrant Coventry side , is that they are now also-rans in the race to become the first champions of the Premier League . |