Example sentences of "[adv] [noun sg] [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was no longer part of the First Church of Christ the Spiritualist . |
| 2 | to service the service clan which , I do n't think will be controversial but erm I did just seat for the first part of report , the little bit about . |
| 3 | The membership remained largely moribund until the First World War , although the title of the union had been somewhat pretentiously changed to the National Agricultural Labourers ' and Rural Workers ' Union ( N A L R W U ) in 1912 . |
| 4 | Town are still second in the first division , but are reckoned to be playing the best football . |
| 5 | The track index will take up part of the first track of each cylinder . |
| 6 | In the beginning priority was given to those setting up home for the first time , families with young children , and people who had lost their homes and furniture through enemy action . |
| 7 | I will discuss past and likely future trends in households and housing , and give particular attention to the experience of young people setting up home for the first time . |
| 8 | Bob cried as he wandered into the make up room on the first day . |
| 9 | Before the race , Mrs Munns judged the best turned-out horse , which she told me she was also doing for the first time . |
| 10 | If you are setting up LIFESPAN for the first time , you should follow the procedures in the order given to ensure a trouble-free installation . |
| 11 | Anyway , 25 years — nearly time for the first facelift , Billy . |
| 12 | The old boy soldiered on , perplexed , till almost teatime on the first one-dayer , before throwing in the towel with blanket irony — ‘ Well , if I do n't know their names , at least it 's jolly nice to see all the familiar faces again . ’ |
| 13 | Lots of figures were bandied about when news of the first rebel tour broke in 1982 — some newspapers suggested we were on around Pounds 40,000 a man but that was just speculation . |