Example sentences of "[prep] the first [noun] and to " in BNC.

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1 By an order dated 12 May 1992 the judge found the husband guilty of contempt of court in respect of two offences , and sentenced him to four weeks ' imprisonment for the first offence and to three months ' imprisonment for the second , the sentences to run consecutively and be suspended for 18 months .
2 He was sentenced to four weeks ' imprisonment for the first contempt and to three months ' imprisonment for the second contempt , the two sentences to run consecutively .
3 In United 's progress to the top of the First Division and to tomorrow 's final , Schmeichel has kept 23 clean sheets and on only five occasions has he been beaten more than once .
4 To ‘ take up the cross ’ was a frightening expression to the early Christians of the first century and to many since in every age .
5 The bank says it expects its new purchase to break even in the first year and to be operating at a profit of $150m-200m a year over the following three years .
6 This is generally observed at the first meeting and to a somewhat lesser extent at subsequent meetings .
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