Example sentences of "[prep] [prep] [adv] the first [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | A theory which , in its classic form , gives a pretty positive answer to at least the first two of these questions is utilitarianism . |
2 | Do not give the child eggs , fish , chocolate , wheat , oranges , peanuts or other nuts for at least the first six months , and preferably for the first year of life . |
3 | Evacuation , and the revelations associated with it , ‘ dominated social policy for at least the first nine months of the war ’ and ‘ aroused the conscience of the nation ’ , leading to a much wider debate on the condition of the people . |
4 | For known diabetics the blood glucose can be rechecked four-hourly for at least the first 48 hours . |
5 | In any case , ministerial training continues on a less formal and standardised basis for at least the first three years after ordination , in the context of one or more curacies . |