Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] first [noun sg] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | They said their father contacted them suddenly for the first time two months ago after walking out on them 18 years ago . |
2 | The leadership wants to see the proportion of union voting strength at party conferences reduced from the current 70 per cent — down for the first time this year from the traditional 90 per cent — to an eventual 50 per cent . |
3 | Everard Bone also remembered his sick wife , perhaps for the first time that evening , and offered to give the Fairfaxes a lift somewhere in his car . |
4 | The guidance will bring together for the first time all the relevant existing guidance into one statement and has already been the subject of previous consultation in a green paper . |
5 | It brings together for the first time 24 internationally produced and acclaimed animations , displaying a vast array of styles and experimentation . |
6 | Not for the first time that morning Erika felt slightly uncomfortable . |
7 | Joan sounded perplexed — not for the first time that evening . |
8 | Not for the first time that day , the Doctor was to be proved wrong . |
9 | Not for the first time this season MrTyson needed a police escort as protesting losers surrounded him at the end . |
10 | Not for the first time this season their defence had been found wanting and Oldham exploited the weaknesses to the full , owing a special debt to the inspiration and tireless running of Henry and Milligan . |
11 | Not for the first time this season Tyson needed a police escort at the end as he was surrounded by protesting players . |
12 | That let off seemed to breathe relief back into the home side , and not for the first time this season the imposing physical presence of youngster Ferguson proved crucial with a deft header which set up Cleland for a fine angled finish from 15 yards for the leveller . |
13 | Not for the first time this season , he was lucky to last 90 minutes . |
14 | Not for the first time this year , Seles had been let off with a mere slap on the wrist . |
15 | Aid workers say Central Bosnia , cut off for the first time this Winter by the war between Croats and Muslims , is facing a humanitarian catastrophe . |
16 | Firstly , I have been buying this magazine on and off since the first time that Elite ( by Firebird ) was reviewed . |
17 | The German Social Democratic leaders , Wilhelm Liebknecht and August Bebel , were also in the first instance critical , since the Polish argument seemed to imply that the territorial expansionism of imperialism in general , and Prussia in particular , did not matter any longer beside the development of supranational class unity . |
18 | Two more previews to go , and then , at seven o'clock on the Thursday ( early so that the critics could get their copy in ) , the curtain would go up on the first night proper of The Hooded Owl . |
19 | As it turned out the final Report , published in 1889 after almost five years of investigation , did embody a number of recommendations regarding the education of deaf children in future Education Acts , thus setting out for the first time proper legislation with regard to compulsory entry , ages of admission , the length of education , the size of classes , and even that Principals/Headmasters of boarding institutions had to reside on the premises . |
20 | The manager will play Ryan Giggs from the start after leaving him out of the first leg due to a mix-up over UEFA rules governing foreign and assimilated players . |
21 | JUNIOR club Banbridge sent CIYMS crashing out of the First Trust Senior Cup yesterday — and now play host to Ballymena in the quarter-finals . |
22 | made a quick exit from the Yorkshire Shield competition when they were knocked out of the first round 13–4 in a game spoiled by the wind . |
23 | made a quick exit from the Yorkshire Shield competition when they were knocked out of the first round 13–4 in a game spoiled by the wind . |
24 | Liverpool 's defeat , which threatens to prevent them finishing in the top five for the first time since their initial season back in the First Division 30 years ago , was again due to the unpredictable goalkeeping of Grobbelaar . |
25 | Only 25 of the forty aircraft entered were ready to start , and then several dropped out on the first leg due to mechanical problems . |
26 | The Pontins League includes the reserve teams of most of the North 's top clubs , with Everton gaining promotion back to the first division last season after being relegated 12 months previously . |
27 | They helped to popularize , particularly in the first generation New Towns , a brick-and-tile vernacular architecture which evolved from a Scandinavian style , eminently suitable for standard components and standard layouts set by cost targets . |
28 | Sean Gregan , Lee Ellison and Anthony Isaacs all products of the youth policy , have all done well in the first team this season . |
29 | One company director — then unconverted — whom I took there for the first time one Tuesday had this reaction : ‘ All my life I have been longing without knowing it to hear preaching like this . ’ |