Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] the first " in BNC.

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1 Wigan and Huddersfield should be officially crowned champions of the First and Third divisions respectively , with Leigh and Sheffield effectively clinching promotion to the First .
2 Ludwigshafen-based BASF AG says its magnetic recording media business was still losing money in the first quarter because pressure on selling prices remained strong ; the chemicals giant , which owns Comparex Informationssysteme GmbH , said that it intends to fight the pressure on its selling prices by continuing to cut its costs and by concentrating on its more profitable sectors .
3 probably a cup final and they 're still playing football on the first of May .
4 Contact has been made with professional and educational institutions in many of the other Member States and CIOB members are now seeking recognition through the First General Directive in a number of countries .
5 We subsequently undertook an additional study of the records of 450 call outs of London police surgeons and are now conducting research for the first comprehensive national study of police surgeons .
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