Example sentences of "[prep] the first [noun] and [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fourteen pound for the firs er twelve pound for the first half and fourteen for the second . |
| 2 | Two guineas were paid for the use of the engine and hose , with payment of two shillings for the first hour and one shilling per hour afterwards for firemen , and one shilling for the first hour and six pence afterwards for pumpers . |
| 3 | Two guineas were paid for the use of the engine and hose , with payment of two shillings for the first hour and one shilling per hour afterwards for firemen , and one shilling for the first hour and six pence afterwards for pumpers . |
| 4 | They charge 4 for the first hour and 3 for the next . |
| 5 | You 'll have fourteen days for the first payment and twenty pounds a week thereafter . |
| 6 | This has to be anticipated although Socata have obviously learnt a lesson from their earlier ranges — now there is an indent for the first stage and second stage is full flap . |
| 7 | The operation was repeated in November , when Larak — this time a 2,500 km round trip — was bombed for the first time and five tankers were hit . |
| 8 | The R Y A is financially strong , following from the good results of last year , the reserves passed one million pounds for the first time and those will enable us to continue with our work for yachting while we deal with the problems that I have touched upon . |
| 9 | I I what I want to do is make , if people going into selling advertising for the first time and most people are let's face it |
| 10 | When she said this she looked full at him for the first time and ill though she seemed he saw in her eyes the full pride and command of an eagle . |
| 11 | This is because the students will be dealing with this for the first time and this is thought to be a clearer presentation . |
| 12 | The new accommodation means we are under one roof for the first time and this means communication between departments , a critical factor in my job , is improved tremendously . |
| 13 | Three routes were out forward for the first section and two for the southern section . |
| 14 | As priority was given to the undergraduate course in information retrieval during the first year and other conditions remained nearly constant , any changes in the pattern of the use of Chalmers Library during that time could be attributed to the effects of the course of instruction . |
| 15 | In other words , education accounted for at least 12 per cent of the total economic growth during the first period and 23 per cent during the second ; if the overlap between educational improvements in labour and advances in knowledge is not complete , then the contribution of education to economic growth is higher for both periods . |
| 16 | We will , over the lifetime of a Parliament , phase out the differential in child benefit between the first child and subsequent children ; reintroduce death and maternity grants ; increase the family premium for income support and family credit , and reform the system of cold-weather payments . |
| 17 | Significant quotes from players were passed on to the writers who heard , for example , that the Europeans had a " quiet " lunch after the opening foursomes , that Tony Jacklin did n't sleep too well one night , that Strange and Kite do n't hit it as far as some , that the Americans were " stunned " after the first day and that , mostly , players thought the crowds behaved reasonably well . |
| 18 | Nicola Field , once a member of the first lesbian and gay production group , Converse Pictures , now working as a freelance researcher , has been able to maintain her focus on sexuality and lesbian and gay politics in a way that might have been more difficult five or ten years ago . |
| 19 | The maximum protection is £48,000 per person , or 100 per cent of the first £30,000 and 90 per cent of the next £20,000 . |
| 20 | The campaign for the Republican and Democratic Party presidential nominations began in earnest during February with the holding of the first caucuses and primary elections . |
| 21 | There is some confusion as to the exact origins of the first Apprenticeship and Skilled Employment Committee , but it probably derived from the activities of the Charity Organization Society ( COS ) in assisting women and girls to find skilled occupations . |
| 22 | They had one shot in the first half and that was seen off by Paul Reece . |
| 23 | Longman the least seasonally biased of the three struggled to break even in the first half and this removed the normal pattern of Longman 's half-year profits helping to offset the first half losses of the other two businesses but before we get too depressed er I point out that Addison Wesley s sales were up by eleven percent and the size of the first half loss reflects the company 's decision to gear up in advance er , for what we w believe will be a very strong er , second er , half performance . |
| 24 | There was considerable interest in the initiative , with 60 proposals in the first call and 36 in the second . |
| 25 | Variables Y i and z ; are also shown in T2–T4 ( in the first column and top row , respectively ) . |
| 26 | Miroslav Sladek , the leader of the Republicans and the only candidate , won a total of 58 out of 300 votes in the first poll and 60 in the second poll . |
| 27 | Miroslav Sladek , the leader of the Republicans and the only candidate , won a total of 58 out of 300 votes in the first poll and 60 in the second poll . |
| 28 | They correctly point out ‘ that the half-life of sumatriptan is 2 hours ’ and ‘ the intervals between drug administration and cerebral infarction of 1 week in the first case and 12 hours in the second , exonerate sumatriptan ’ , but they then go on to state ‘ no other risk factor for vascular disease was identified in our patients ’ . |
| 29 | One of the former Scotland manager 's old teams , Airdrie , visit Somerset Park today — on a day when the Premier Division clubs have no matches as Scotland play on Wednesday — lying third in the First Division and keen to maintain form which has helped them overcome an uncertain beginning . |
| 30 | I told Bates straight out that I was the only man who had the vision and know-how to keep his club in the First Division and that for a reasonable salary , say 16K a year , I would be willing to quit Athletico . |