Example sentences of "[num ord] [noun] [vb past] [prep] the first " in BNC.

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1 A second truck appeared behind the first , and a third behind that .
2 erm The second half started as the first half finished , with a again a very erm entertaining game erm in the fiftieth minute , on a break , Almondsbury 's Alex Stocker was nearest to scoring for them when he floated a long ball forward which Mark Sibble was very glad to tip over the bar .
3 The first group consisted of the first 15 consecurive patients and 11 consecutive volunteers who were asked not to swallow any saliva ( they were asked to spit it out ) .
4 At York , the first pageant proceeded to the first station at 4.30am , and it would be around midnight when the last play reached the twelfth and last station .
5 DEFIANT Dave Beasant last night spoke for the first time since his week-end goalkeeping torment and insisted : ‘ I still want to play for Chelsea . ’
6 Of these only the last item appeared for the first time in this volume .
7 So there 's me like I 'm sat in first lesson we have P E last lesson sat in the first lesson and I 'm th , I 've thought God my bra strap feels really lose !
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