Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hate doing that , drives me up the wall the first bit cos I 've got all them houses in the first bit have n't I ? |
| 2 | It 'd be easier if we met my troops for the first time at the concert , ’ he said . |
| 3 | All my motions on the first day . |
| 4 | I washed my billycans for the first time since Reggane , and cleaned the kit and groundsheet with disinfectant . |
| 5 | This gave warning to the outside interests and to members and gave them time to gather their thoughts and explain their views before the first reading , which was purely formal but provided for the printing of the bill . |
| 6 | Sir Peter Holmes , Shell 's chairman who admitted that he was ‘ astonished ’ to discover that the irregularities had occurred through an associate company failing to follow strict rules against speculative dealing , said that he expected any further exposure to be limited to a £65 million charge which the company would take in its accounts for the first quarter of 1993 . |
| 7 | Perhaps this was what those few loud-mouthed rabbit-eyed creatures who dropped their bombs at the first flak and then came back and talked about the target area had felt like . |
| 8 | South Korean electronics companies have revised upwards their export targets for this year , encouraged by a surge in their shipments during the first quarter of this year : Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it had raised its export target to $6,200m from its original target of $5,800m , and from $4,700m last year ; Goldstar Co Ltd said it would be able to export $3,400m this year , up from its previous target of $3,200m and the $2,570m last year ; Daewoo Electronics Co Ltd says it sees a smaller increase . |
| 9 | Some others , however , like the earl of Sandwich , sent their sons in the first instance to the local grammar school . |
| 10 | The Lincolnshire ones lost all their sons in the first World War , except one invalid one , and became rather impoverished , and the Norfolk Baileys hung on to a lot of the money . |
| 11 | In every production there comes an awkward jerky stage when the cast abandon their books for the first time , but for The Hooded Owl it seemed to be going on longer than usual . |
| 12 | Graham Stamper and Mick Jones scored their goals in the first half , after Dean Ashton had given the home side an early lead . |
| 13 | World At One and PM increased their ratings in the first week of the campaign and Today maintained its 1.3 million audience . |
| 14 | Intergraph Corp , Huntsville , Alabama warns that while it has not yet closed its books for the first quarter , preliminary estimates indicate that turnover will be lower than expected at between $280m and $285m , and that all geographic segments were below expectations for the quarter , and price reductions on older products combined with lower sales volume resulted in reduced gross margins ; the company expects a loss from operations excluding restructuring charges of $8m to $10m or $0.11 to $0.13 per share and restructuring charges and non-operating items during the quarter will increase the losses by an additional three cents a share . |
| 15 | Standing in front of the hall is a war memorial , which records the names of 13 men who served and/or lost their lives during the First World War . |
| 16 | The clock was installed in 1920 with money raised by the parishioners with the intention of creating a long-lasting memorial to those who served and gave their lives in the First World War . |
| 17 | For many , the thought of leaving their parents for the first time left them subdued . |
| 18 | To make the country even more civilized the railways were embarking on building great hotels by their stations for the first time . |
| 19 | It will trace the roots of nationalist sentiments from their beginnings during the First World War , through to the election of the first national government in the history of the islands , the Peoples Nationalist Movement , in 1956 . |
| 20 | Silvia had stuck to her promises for the first couple of days , but then had followed a catalogue of excuses and cancelled lessons that had left Ronni feeling angry and on edge . |
| 21 | In the Third World new nations were flexing their muscles for the first time . |
| 22 | This had forced general managers of the second wave into the reactive mould characteristic of their predecessors in the first wave . |
| 23 | They were directed back to their positions by the first assistant and his megaphone , and a second take began ; Miranda was now able to make some sketches of the action as well , as she knew its shape . |
| 24 | In fact Manawatu shattered the Irish with their 58–24 win , and the tourists were in no mood to outwit a rampant All Black side stung by their faults in the First Test . |
| 25 | ENGLAND 'S Colts emulated their seniors for the first time in three seasons at the Parc de Pugh in Brecon by toppling the Welsh Youth in no uncertain fashion . |
| 26 | Yeah you only need to write their details on the first page in which they appear . |
| 27 | The fact that the Institute was setting down its objectives for the first time was seen as ‘ a move in the right direction ’ . |
| 28 | She made her way to the second floor , her frown deepening as she looked about her , properly taking in her surroundings for the first time . |
| 29 | From April 1992 , there has been a tax concession on both college fees and the cost of study material which leads to Vocational Qualifications , consequently those financing themselves on HCIMA programmes do not have to pay the tax element of their fees in the first place . |
| 30 | One study of Scottish babies showed that 90 per cent of mothers started to train their babies during the first year with half of the middle class and a quarter of the working class starting before 6 months of age ( Drillien 1964 ) . |