Example sentences of "[adv prt] [subord] the first [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | DEEP PURPLE have a 27-track , triple-album collection , titled ‘ Anthology ’ , containing all the best tracks from their first formation in 1968 up until the first split in 1976 , released by EMI on March 18 . |
| 2 | Since right up until the first census in 1801 the increase in population was not generally perceived , much contemporary comment was not qualified by this relationship . |
| 3 | Then at last a cheer went up as the first portions of the ‘ bicentenary pie ’ were served to the 50,000 people who presented their £1 tickets . |
| 4 | In early April the excitement built up as the first shoals of mackerel were expected . |
| 5 | But the stars soon lost their sheen and went out as the first strain of light eased away the darkness . |
| 6 | World stockmarkets reacted with relief and optimism at the start of the Gulf war , but some of the gains were wiped out when the first hopes of a quick victory faded , and the Soviet Union turned violent again . |