Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] [vb past] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our local PFA Inspector Pat Barker kept a keen eye on our progress , monitoring our workmanship at all the recognised stages throughout the build , and on 8 March this year , Midge 's propeller turned for the first time under her own engine power , being a Monday , I naturally had the day as holiday ! |
| 2 | The nun 's call coincided with the first of the bombs . |
| 3 | Unfavourable reaction to the Commission 's Report led to the first ever national conference in Great Britain of Adult Deaf and Dumb Missions and Associations , which at that time numbered upwards of thirty-six . |
| 4 | United 's goal came in the first half … top marks for winger Max Nicholson … he kept control … kept his head and then smashed it home … low and hard … |
| 5 | Last night , members of Pringle 's family spoke for the first time about police handling of the siege . |
| 6 | The statutory recognition of auditors ' resignation occurred for the first time in the Companies Act 1976 , prior to which resignation would have constituted a de facto breach of contract . |