Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas in the 1980s the reforming emphasis was on market economics without political openness ( perestroika without glasnost ) , the China of the mid-to-late 1990s was driven by a concern for political openness for the first time in its history . |
| 2 | Camp thereby negotiates some of the lived contradictions of subordination , simultaneously refashioning as a weapon of attack an oppressive identity inherited as subordination , and hollowing out dominant formations responsible for that identity in the first instance . |
| 3 | But I mean they were banging they were banging fifteen hundred in for that disco for the first |
| 4 | It claimed that ‘ The pooling of coal and steel production will immediately provide for the establishment of common bases for economic development as a first step in the federation of Europe , and will change the destinies of those regions which have long been devoted to the munitions of war , of which they have been the most constant victims ’ . |
| 5 | Monnet himself seemed to be rather more cautious about going too fast too quickly , and seemed to hanker still for sectoral integration in the first instance , especially in the developing field of nuclear energy , as a strategy which stood a better chance of succeeding in the short term . |
| 6 | Tickets are now on sale for another raffle with a first prize of more than £60 worth of CDs . |
| 7 | One more win would just about see the cherry and whites safe for another season in the first division . |
| 8 | It linked Louth with the Humber estuary , and was used for commercial traffic until the First World War . |
| 9 | At many courses , if you 've struck one hazard too many you can nip into the bar for some refreshment after the first nine . |
| 10 | Girls had obviously been standing in line for this man from the first day he 'd put on long trousers — or even earlier , she thought grimly . |
| 11 | About daily life in the first established , Lewes , surprisingly little has remained ; it never really achieved the independence many other similar towns acquired , remaining essentially a manorial borough of its lords , the de Warennes , for most of the middle ages . |
| 12 | Tallis was charred wood , hardening , still aware through this gate into the first forest of what was occurring around her . |
| 13 | The fact that at least half of the world 's children would not actually go through this process beyond the first two stages is conveniently forgotten or ignored and , no doubt , the reasons for this were largely social . |
| 14 | Normally , patients will continue to come to the nursing station for periodic assessment during the first ten days of treatment but already by the second day they attend lectures and individual and group counselling sessions . |
| 15 | Problems have arisen despite this year 's cash for the NHS appearing , when it was announced last November , to allow for real growth for the first time in years , even after taking into account inevitable pressures such as the rising number of elderly people . |
| 16 | But why did they go for absolute egalitarianism in the first place then ? |
| 17 | I do not believe that reaction occurs except through individual resistance in the first place . |
| 18 | Their ‘ atrocious ’ behaviour towards each other during the first official royal tour of the country threatens to ruin the visit , sources in Seoul said . |
| 19 | DUNMORE 'S National Sprint winner Ballyfolion Shy can take another step towards classic glory in the first round of the Respond Irish Derby at Shelbourne Park tomorrow night . |
| 20 | Sales and technical support for these two products will be done by Nippon DEC , which hopes to make 200 sales of each product in the first year . |
| 21 | Sales and technical support for these two products will be done by Nippon DEC , which hopes to make 200 sales of each product in the first year . |
| 22 | The next day use two pieces of dry food as a first course , the next day use four and so on , gradually increasing the size of the first course until the dog 's meal comprises a huge first course of dry food followed by a minuscule second course of only a single nugget of dry food garnished with some juicy brown food as a reward for cleaning its bowl . |
| 23 | At the same election the Republicans gained twelve seats in the Senate and won control of that chamber for the first time in twenty-five years . |
| 24 | Having listened to most of that stuff for the first time in seven years yesterday , most of it is pretty embarrassing . |
| 25 | More than that , the caring crème de la crème were also confronted by the result of what had put them at the forefront of that generation in the first place : they were very good at what they did ( teaching , lecturing , theorizing , media of all kinds , creativity of all stripes ) , and they were becoming , perish the thought , Successful . |
| 26 | Traffic through the Mersey tunnels was down 4.9pc in the year ending in April but a spokesman said indications were that it had regained 3pc of that business in the first few months of this year . |
| 27 | At least one senior member , who for a time was delegated the task of convening its meetings , considered the panel to have been of little relevance in the first year or so : because the books were not on the shelves , so there was n't a great need for finding ways of stimulating the use of this material . |
| 28 | It is from the third movement of the ‘ Lützow ’ Piano Concerto , k242 , and shows accentual emphasis put into sharp focus in a pattern of clear stroke over the first , dots over the following quavers — a pattern repeated a number of times in exactly the same manner . |
| 29 | However , the Canadian multicentre post-term pregnancy trial group found that women allowed to go into labour spontaneously had a higher rate of caesarean section ( 24.5% ) than those who had labour induced ( 21.2% ) because of an increased incidence of fetal distress in the first stage . |
| 30 | Christina felt herself relaxing with Elaine , and was enjoying the company of another female for the first time in weeks . |