Example sentences of "[adj -er] [conj] [adj] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Silver production had been lower than average in the first seven months of 1989 . |
| 2 | They were often shorter and plumper than those of the first category , excelling in pirouettes , élévation and batterie , because of their natural gift of ballon . |
| 3 | This improvement was substantial : from slightly worse than myopic on the first attempt , the average improved to getting on for 40% of the difference between the optimal and the myopic on the second . |
| 4 | In some words , we can observe a type of stress that is weaker than primary stress but stronger than that of the first syllable of ‘ around ’ , for example in the first syllables of the words ‘ photographic ’ , ‘ anthropology ’ . |
| 5 | The evidence for the second point of view is limited , but certainly stronger than that for the first . |