Example sentences of "[noun sg] after the first " in BNC.

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1 This involves not only the introduction of new practices into a system , but their consolidation and continuation after the first enthusiastic impulse has worn off .
2 To return to the problem of how to continue the theme after the first phrase is formed : the simplest solution is to repeat the first phrase exactly as it is .
3 On the evening after the first letter appeared , 14th February , the Institute held a Special General Meeting to ratify the Council 's recommendations for prizes and awards , which included one that the Institute 's highest award , the Royal Gold Medal in Architecture for 1858 , should be conferred on Scott .
4 The day after the first bombs hit Baghdad , Israel aimed a $100m deep-discounted zero-coupon issue at small investors in North America .
5 ‘ Almost 15 years to the day after the first pulsar was found at Cambridge …
6 Sarajevo : REBEL Serbs were last night roaming through the Moslem village of Cerska , just a day after the first U.S. aid was dropped to its besieged people .
7 It included £1 million for guarding the Old Bailey jury after the first jury was nobbled and the case had to be restarted .
8 Food is not only essential but can also be an exciting part of the afternoon 's entertainment , and most people arrange it for about an hour after the first children arrive .
9 An analysis by the Council for the Protection of Rural England ( CPRE ) showed that less than a year after the first structural concrete was poured , the project was already £136 million over budget .
10 First , that early prognosis after the first variceal haemorrhage is not only related to the residual liver function but also to the requirement in transfusions within the 72 hours after the admission .
11 Then each man ploughed his own stetch after the first baiter had laid the top .
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