Example sentences of "[prep] [num] [adv] the first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few years later this latest manor house was built , and in 1928 almost the first double glazing ever seen in England was installed to combat the bitterly cold winds . |
| 2 | Mass tourism started in 1989 when the first 340 Windsurf guests arrived . |
| 3 | Pied flycatchers have been the subject of study in the Forest of Dean ever since 1942 when the first eighty boxes were nailed into place . |
| 4 | Much has changed since 1989 when the first annual Art Show was organised to help members of the prestigious Art Dealers ' Association of America cash in on a booming art market . |
| 5 | Grand Prix racing existed long before the formation of the World Championship in 1950 , and goes back to 1906 when the first French Grand Prix was run . |
| 6 | These centred on personal power and wealth and were manifest in Nigeria , for example , by 1966 when the first military coup was staged . |