Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [noun] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is direct precedent in the first case , and he knows that sound strategy might require him to follow that precedent . |
| 2 | SHEFFIELD United 's remarkable climb up the First Division continued at the expense of Everton , who are moving just as rapidly in the opposite direction , writes Don Hardisty . |
| 3 | ANDREJ KANCHELSKIS , blissfully unaware of Manchester United 's long struggle for the First Division championship until last summer , kept the dream alive at Old Trafford last night . |
| 4 | Edward III 's ecclesiastical patronage in the first twenty-five years of his reign was more than treble that of Edward I ( in thirty-five years ) and double Edward II 's ( in twenty-five years ) : the comparative figures , revealed by the researches of Dr Saunders , are 919 ( Edward I ) , 1419 ( Edward II ) and 3182 ( 1327–52 ) . |
| 5 | Also shown here is applied art of the first half of the 19th century , including Swansea and Nantgarw porcelain . |