Example sentences of "[prep] the [num ord] [noun] [that] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here we demonstrate for the first time that TFIIA is also involved in the expression of classical pol III genes ( t-RNA , VAI-RNA and 5S-RNA ) . |
| 2 | So she went on watching and noticed for the first time that Mrs Files had lovely hands , long-fingered , fine-textured , graceful in their mundane task . |
| 3 | The correspondence , leaked to Labour 's Trade spokesman , Mr Gordon Brown , discloses for the first time that Lord Young appeared to plan with Professor Roland Smith , chairman of British Aerospace , to hide the figures rather than simply leaving the information to be ‘ scattered ’ in obscure documents in the hope that Parliament would not notice it . |
| 4 | Lawrence E. Walsh , the special prosecutor in charge of the Iran-contra investigation , responded to the move by suggesting for the first time that Bush was a " subject " of his inquiry . |
| 5 | Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk , making a public apology for Ukraine 's part in the massacre , acknowledged for the first time that Babi Yar had been primarily a massacre of Jews , and commentators noted that the ceremony was also a way of emphasising the government 's insistence on minority rights in Ukraine ( where 500,000 Jews still lived ) . |
| 6 | BUCKINGHAM Palace has admitted for the first time that Princess Diana 's marriage is in trouble . |
| 7 | In February 1990 the Chinese government admitted for the first time that HIV infection had spread to China in significant numbers , particularly to the south-western province of Yunnan , which because of its proximity to the " golden triangle " of drug production in Thailand and Burma had a relatively high number of intravenous drug users . |
| 8 | Robyn saw for the first time that Melissa was a little drunk ; her eyes had that bright , fixed look , and her words were pronounced with the extra care of someone who had consumed rather too much alcohol . |
| 9 | But last night they admitted for the first time that Mr Mellor did not refer it to the then Prime Minister , Mrs Thatcher . |
| 10 | It occurred to him for the first time that Celia would be a bad enemy , just as she was a good friend . |
| 11 | The unremitting contempt had become unendurable , although it occurred to her for the first time that Luke might actually resent her . |
| 12 | For now , the Strongs wil just have to wait and prepare themselves for the next weekend that Purcell comes home . |
| 13 | So the thrust of Everton movement was provided down the other side by Ian Snodin and Stuart McCall , to such effect during the second half that Steve Coppell , the Crystal Palace manager , likened the impression on his defence to kneading dough . |
| 14 | It was during the second week that Carol asked him to dinner at her parents ' place . |
| 15 | One such trip was during the first week that Mr. Shipsey started his business — the bakery door was open and Dad and I stood and watched the proceedings , I gazed in amazement as the tin loaves were drawn from the oven , trays of currant buns brought out , brushed with sugar water applied by a three inch brush and doughnuts sprinkled with sugar . |
| 16 | It was during the latter part of the 19th century that Tewkesbury 's commercial decline began for , at the time of building of Healing 's substantial mills , many of the smaller cottage-based trades disappeared . |
| 17 | The Minister will be well aware of one of the first campaigns that Strathclyde regional council ever mounted . |
| 18 | Some of the first signs that Britain and the United States might draw together against a new common threat appeared in the Middle East , a region ironically where the British had been particularly anxious to uphold their predominant influence , even against the Americans . |
| 19 | One of the first lyrics that Morrissey handed over to Marr was ‘ Suffer Little Children ’ . |
| 20 | In some of these places direct contact with Cluny was slight , in some it was frequent ; but it was not until the middle of the eleventh century that Cluny began to form an order — a group of houses scattered about Europe owing direct allegiance to her . |
| 21 | The Ipswich forwards were out-scrummaged by the solid Stortford pack and it was from a push-over try after 20 minutes of the second half that Stortford scored their next points . |
| 22 | It was one of the tragedies of the Second Empire that Napoleon III and Eugénie who were fond , perhaps over-fond , parents whose joy lay in their child , should be remembered not for their family virtues but for their public ‘ vices ’ — real or supposed . |
| 23 | I remember when some tapes were located of the last performance that Dinu Lipatti gave at Lucerne . |
| 24 | Like the second course that Barnett entered him for , this time for an accounting system . |
| 25 | It was n't until three minutes into the second half that Mark Brennan forced Everton keeper Neville Southall into his first serious save of the game . |
| 26 | It was n't until three minutes into the second half that Mark Brennan forced Everton keeper |
| 27 | It was not until the 17th century that Swanage became a port for tone . |
| 28 | She got told off for being late , but it was n't until the next day that Sally 's parents were phoned by the school who had heard about a gang of young people being at the hospital the previous night . |
| 29 | So successfully indeed did the Bishops of Saintes oppose the claims of their rival that it was not until the seventeenth century that La Rochelle was allowed to have a cathedral of its own . |
| 30 | Notts County and Manchester City failed to make a vital breakthrough during the first half of their tie , it was not until the ninetieth minute that Notts County of the second beat Manchester City with a goal from Lund . |