Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb past] [adv] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Six candles went out the first time , the remaining three the second time . |
| 2 | Conversely , the great revolution seemed less a first instalment of an even greater change than the last instalment of a past era : at best a splendid highly coloured memory , at worst a proof that there were no dramatic shortcuts to progress . |
| 3 | Their rearguard began in earnest the following afternoon , after overnight rain washed out the first session . |
| 4 | His spectacular saves kept out the first division leaders , Manchester United , in a thrilling Rumbelow 's Cup semi-final at a packed Ayresome Park . |
| 5 | practice of using a white number on a small blue plate hung on the first window pillar . |
| 6 | The government had been thinking about ways for the administration to maintain some degree of control over the colonies since the mid-1650s ; in 1675 Charles set up the first organization to establish any record of continuity , a sign that his possessions overseas were settling down into some sort of discernible order . |
| 7 | Seven races made up the first championship and the first was run at Silverstone on Saturday , 13 May 1950 . |
| 8 | Seven races made up the first championship and that number has fluctuated over the years . |