Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [verb] [art] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Losses on domestic mortgage indemnity policies alone , where insurers stand the first slice of losses on the sale of repossessed houses , were cut from £257 million in 1991 to £160 million . |
| 2 | In Johnson 's report , the education offered by the city takes precedence over any popular descriptions or concerns , beginning with an interest in the fact that Hector Boece or Boethius became the first President of the King 's College , in 1494 , at the instigation of Bishop William Elphinstone , effectively the founder of Aberdeen University — whose tomb may still be seen . |
| 3 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 4 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 5 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 6 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 7 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 8 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 9 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 10 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 11 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 12 | You should specify either a module version which does exist in the format 99.99A or F to signify the first version of the module . |
| 13 | Saatchi & Saatchi announced a first half profit before tax of £11.1m , compared with a loss of £32m in the same period last year . |
| 14 | Although Harriot drew the first map of the Moon as seen through the telescope , or glass , Galileo 's series of observations were the first serious scientific investigation of the Moon 's surface . |
| 15 | Smith became a Carnegie trustee , and it was thanks to the association between the two men that Keighley became the first town in England to acquire a new Carnegie free library . |
| 16 | The crucial difference is that Marx emphasised the first element , while Weber emphasised the second . |
| 17 | It is a matter of history that Austin became the first Englishman to regularly employ the new-fangled back crawl , which all swimmers use today but was then regarded as something of an eccentricity . |
| 18 | Although Laurie led the first day of the 1957 Open jointly with Eric Brown and Flory Van Donck , he was to finish out of the top twenty , Bobby Locke taking the last of his four Championship titles . |
| 19 | So it was that Huddersfield became the first club to win the Cup with a penalty . |
| 20 | Amy nodded , her eyes like saucers , and Kathleen remembered the first time she had worked in A and E. |
| 21 | In November 1990 , a man convicted of multiple rape and murder became the first person in Tunisia to be executed since the President came to power in 1987 . |
| 22 | Liverpool SC and Renegades shared the first leg spoils at 6–6 , and it was all square again in the second leg , which means it now goes to a three frame play-off at a date to be decided by the committee . |
| 23 | In 1964 Norah and Jean started the first Surrey regional training course . |
| 24 | But Nicholas Knight and Don Topley got the target down to six off the last over , and Knight hit the first ball into the crowd . |
| 25 | And Ampex produces the first video recorder . |
| 26 | He then made two transfer requests and Wilkinson seized the first opportunity he could to unload the controversial star . |
| 27 | He quirked a dark brow , his eyes lingering with open appreciation on her slim figure in the silky pale green dress , and Fran felt the first whisper of heat run along her veins . |
| 28 | He grinned at her , his fleshy lips curled into a knowing line , and Fran felt the first stirrings of anger damp down on the fear . |
| 29 | Between them , Whitaker and Coburn devised the first episode 's opening in an English school . |
| 30 | This particular book Etchings Illustrative of Scottish Character and Scenery represents the first appearance of a deaf artist in pictorial literature . |