Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] during [art] first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gave the pope an account of the evidence that had been brought forward , giving first place , and by far the greatest amount of space , to the testimony of Bede 's Ecclesiastical History , which showed that the archbishops of Canterbury , acting on the authority of Pope Gregory I and his successors , had exercised general authority over the whole of the British Isles during the first hundred and forty years of its existence : they had consecrated bishops for all parts of the country , summoned councils , deposed unworthy bishops , and had been generally responsible for spreading Catholic discipline into Wales and Scotland . |
| 2 | ADOLESCENT SUB-FERTILITY ( OR SUB-FECUNDITY ) — A physiological condition of teenage girls during the first few years following menarche , when their fecundity has not yet reached that of the level of adult women . |
| 3 | The introduction of a new series of medicines , together with the strong and continuing growth of established products , were significant factors in Glaxo 's favourable results during the first six months of 1991 . |
| 4 | Finally , though the rest of the curriculum was allocated well under 100 teacher-days during the first three years , there was a substantial rise during the fourth year . |
| 5 | Follow up included monthly visits during the first three months , and every three months afterwards . |
| 6 | However , we do not recommend that you split the times for your aerobic walks during the first 14 days . |
| 7 | Presentations on Guinness Brewing 's strategic aim of being the best British brewer are being organised on all sites during the first two weeks of July . |
| 8 | Bayer fared slightly better than its rivals , turning in a 4 per cent drop in pre-tax profits during the first nine months of the year — from DM 2750m to DM 2640m . |
| 9 | There seems to be a readiness in the baby to react keenly to visual stimuli during the first few months of life . |
| 10 | TECHNIQUEST is a major tourist attraction — with over 150,000 visitors during the first 18 months in Cardiff Bay . |
| 11 | The Irish National Teachers Organisation , which organised the survey of about 500 members during the first two weeks of this month , said Education Minister Jeremy Hanley must now delay statutory assessment . |
| 12 | The mistake committed by the Stalinist planners during the First Five Year Plan … is a confusion between maximum and optimum rate of accumulation . |
| 13 | NEONATAL MORTALITY — MORTALITY of new-born children during the first four weeks ( or first month ) of life ( neonatal period ) . |
| 14 | The earnings-related supplement , paid to eligible claimants during the first six months of unemployment , has been abolished ; unemployment pay is now taxable ; and tax rebates are not now paid immediately to those losing their jobs . |
| 15 | When servicemen were demobilised in 1918 they were given a free unemployment insurance policy which entitled them to an ‘ out-of-work-donation ’ for a maximum of twenty-six weeks during the first twelve months following their demobilisation . |
| 16 | The agreement came about through a delicate set of potentially dangerous encounters between the Irish party and the Roman catholic bishops during the first two decades of the present century . |