Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [verb] by [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Matthew 's theory drew upon a long tradition of applying evolutionism to the problems of biogeography begun by the first Darwinians . |
| 2 | When we set about trying to understand difficult discourse we often start with the kind of knowledge elicited by the first six questions . |
| 3 | Turning a quarter circle away from the mosque towards the setting sun , through the early evening heat haze I could see the distant silhouette of the Qutab Minar , the tower of victory built by the first Sultan immediately after he had driven the Hindus from Delhi in 1192 . |
| 4 | His second example involved a transhipment bill of lading issued by the first carrier and damage or loss occurring on the second carrier 's vessel . |
| 5 | And it was n't exactly the kind of thing endorsed by the First Spiritualist Church . |
| 6 | The property of single-peakedness exhibited by the first model has been shown ( Black , 1948 ) to ensure existence of a voting equilibrium . |
| 7 | But there is no late date set into the legislation , only that ratification when it is required means that from the first of the following month then the elections on the new constituency boundaries may take place under the new er European rules so that a decision is of course for an election in June er is in fact needed by the first of May . |
| 8 | The castle , in the care of the National Trust , was built with huge profits made from slate quarrying by the first Lord Penrhyn , and the principal exhibits in the museum are connected with transportation of the quarry products by rail from Bethesda to Port Penrhyn . |