Example sentences of "[prep] the first [noun] [coord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It expects a loss for the first quarter and the loss will be substantially larger than analyst estimates — the average forecast has been for a loss of two cents a share on turnover of $565m — a figure the company says is way too high . |
| 2 | This is a combination of the list we used for the first plan and the list used for the draft of the second plan . |
| 3 | The discount , running for one year , comes off the C&G base mortgage rate of 8.5% , producing a rate of 6.5% for the first year and an annual percentage rate of 9.3% . |
| 4 | Ledgered bread failed to catch for the first hour but a switch to three bronze maggot on a size 14 hook presented over the far side found chub to 2 lb 8 oz from peg one . |
| 5 | The survey asks whether these categories of worker are , or have been , employed , and if so how many , but with reference to the previous month for the first category and the previous 12 months for the second category . |
| 6 | Finally , in the Western Hemisphere region where , among developing regions , infant mortality is lowest , the pattern resembles that observed lately in low infant mortality , developed countries , i.e. , the chances of surviving infancy are greatest for the first births and the relationship tends to be linear . |
| 7 | And then he switched abruptly from practicalities , quoting in a stage whisper : ‘ And I saw a new Heaven and a new earth ; for the first Heaven and the first earth were passed away : and there was no more sea . ’ |
| 8 | I remember well , during the air-raids of the forties when I was in London and we waited as darkness came for the first sirens and the deep breath to get one 's courage up , that we felt we were part of the will of the capital of England . |
| 9 | Patients were reviewed every week for the first month and every other week until food reintroductions were completed . |
| 10 | I was very nervous when I went to meet Mr Wogan for the first time but the gentleman who drove the big car to the show was very nice and friendly . |
| 11 | Of greater interest to The Times was the attendance of the King at the match for the first time and the fact that a cuckoo had been heard in the vicinity of the Crystal Palace . |
| 12 | Half-way up the straight , Piggott picked up his whip for the first time and the resulting explosion was unforgettable . |
| 13 | But I got to write songs with Dave Anderson and Rab Handleigh for the first time and the reggae ‘ Interference song ’ which Terry Neason sang was a thrill for me as I 'd always wanted to write something for her absolutely amazing voice . |
| 14 | It 's usual to hang ceiling paper parallel with the main window in the room , but if you 're tackling the job for the first time and the room is noticeably shorter in one dimension , you may find it easier to manage shorter lengths and hang it the other way . |
| 15 | Their generosity was appreciated being so willing to give some time explaining to a fellow enthusiast the intricacies of steaming a locomotive for the first time and the difficulties which had been experienced in the rebuilding process . |
| 16 | It was then that she really saw him for the first time and the blood began to sing in her ears . |
| 17 | Steel-Maitland , Boraston , Jenkins and Fraser made up a team of experts , all of sufficient status to deal with politicians who might call into the office ; the work of the office was departmentalized for the first time and the heads of department brought together into a supervising board . |
| 18 | Wings appear externally for the first time and the insect takes on the appearance of an adult . |
| 19 | The context of the partisan struggle was altered as a result of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 , which modified the relationship between the Crown and Parliament , created new issues for the government as England became involved in major European warfare , and transformed the relationship of the two parties towards the Court as the Whigs came to hold political power for the first time and the Tories discovered what it was like to be in opposition . |
| 20 | Will Carling , the captain of England , is travelling there for the first time and the selectors decided not to weigh him down with the cares of office . |
| 21 | they 're advertising for the first time or the last ad |
| 22 | The median is not the mid-point between the first number and the last . |
| 23 | The interval must be long enough to avoid any carry-over practice effects between the first administration and the second , but sufficiently short so that it can be assumed that there will have been no change in the real underlying abilities of the children concerned . |
| 24 | and it 's called mediant because it lies exactly half way between the first note and the fifth note which is also a very important note in the scale , which we 'll come to in a minute . |
| 25 | What was it the difference between the first hand and the second handshake ? |
| 26 | It is being built to a ‘ fast track ’ programme with just 18 months between the first excavations and the first shop openings . |
| 27 | Erm it is outlined in my statement we do have concerns about the wording er of the first part and the second part of the policy , particularly of the emphasis on amenity and landscape . |
| 28 | If A11 = 0 we can bring any non-zero element to the A11 position by the use of I we can then reduce this element to unity by the use of I(l) , and then reduce all the remaining elements of the first row and the first column to zero using I(k) . |
| 29 | Many vital stanzas were lost , although none could fail to mark the superbly engineered climax of the first song or the sensuous duet with the flute at the end of the second . |
| 30 | There were two daughters of the first marriage and no children of the second . |