Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] as the first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secret As soon as the first four figures — 1978 are written down , you obtain the final result by subtracting one from the right hand figure and adding it to the front . |
| 2 | As soon as the first insipid light filtered through the entrance , I was glad to make tepid tea and chewy porridge garnished with mouse droppings , while enjoying a limited success in coaxing Roger from his marginally more substantial pit . |
| 3 | Sell on a strike they say , so no doubt the time to sell 3DO Co Inc 's shares are as soon as the first marketable interactive multimedia home entertainment centres to the company 's standard are announced : the shares , floated at $15 , rose to $20.125 on the first day of trading going to $24 on the second day . |
| 4 | His list was none the less wide-ranging enough to include some handsome illustrated books , as well as the first regular publications of both Alfred , Lord Tennyson [ q.v . ] |
| 5 | We have financed the European Arts Festival to be held throughout Britain during our Presidency of the Community in the second half of this year , as well as the first National Music Day in June . |
| 6 | The first three fastest men , the first 040 , 050 and 060 men as well as the first three male teams were each presented with their prizes before any women were even mentioned . |