Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [verb] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their discovery helped overthrow the medieval concept of the Solar System and a few decades later , by a method that I shall not describe , observations of Io led to the first determination of the speed of light , which until then was thought by many philosophers to be infinite . |
| 2 | The first stage of Felix lased for the first time in August 1991 , and the second stage will be operational this summer . |
| 3 | While in Cartagena , Colombia , on Dec. 2-3 for the " Group of Rio " summit [ see p. 38675 ] , President Fujimori of Peru and President Borja of Ecuador met for the first time to discuss their longstanding border dispute [ see p. 38526 ] . |
| 4 | Mauritania , still in dispute with Senegal , was not represented by its head of state , and there was no delegation from Nigeria , which had been represented in Casablanca in December 1988 [ p. 36717 ] ; however , President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda attended for the first time . |
| 5 | ( The Pentateuch or the Torah is the Law of Moses found in the first five books of the Old Testament . ) |
| 6 | The Yugoslavian authorities announced on Feb. 20 that Army units stationed in the province of Kosovo had for the first time been given specific orders to quell a renewed wave of unrest among ethnic Albanians in the province . |
| 7 | They had a bit of luck against Portsmouth starting with the first goal which spun off Symons but Chrissy Allen and his team mates worked hard and deserved everything they got … |
| 8 | They had a bit of luck against Portsmouth starting with the first goal which spun off Symons but Chrissy Allen and his team mates worked hard and deserved everything they got … |
| 9 | He plans to stay in Sheffield to compete on the first day of the UK Championships today then concentrate on training , his Olympic place assured without having to jump in the trials in Birmingham on June 27–28 , in which he 'll confine himself to an outing in the 100 metres . |
| 10 | The Central Statistical Office said outstanding credit in February rose for the first time in six months . |
| 11 | The story in Scotland begins with the first Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh where , in 1710 , noble ladies waited patiently to dance a minuet with their partners — one couple at a time to accommodate the huge dresses . |
| 12 | This year sees a strong European attendance , with André Candillier from Paris showing for the first time while in the field of Old Masters . |
| 13 | It was taking time for Britain to recover from the First World War . |
| 14 | On Jan. 26 Saudi Arabia announced that it would commit $13,500 million to US costs for the first three months of the war . |
| 15 | In his resignation letter Garrett reiterated his ignorance of what had occurred , but accepted " full responsibility " for the Navy 's response and for the " leadership failure " which had allowed " the egregious conduct at Tailhook to occur in the first place " . |
| 16 | One such was that at Charfield built during the first half of the 19th century . |