Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] back [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her mind drifted back to the first day they 'd seen Crystal Springs . |
| 2 | Hughes , aged29 , has a remarkable record going back to the first women 's World Championships in 1980 including a world gold in 1986 , world bronze in 1987 and two European titles . |
| 3 | I would buy the parchment and arrange its transport down to the wharves and we concluded that , if we sold the wine brought back on the first voyage , we would make a profit . |
| 4 | Where an applicant voluntarily left accommodation but had then acquired temporary accommodation , the courts interpreted the legislation so as to entitle the local authority to relate back to the first accommodation and so to find that he was intentionally homeless . |
| 5 | Today , the Mirror looks back to the first tragic deaths in one of the world 's longest and more bitter conflicts . |
| 6 | they booked a six week holiday coming back on the first week on boxing day they 've got free car hire for the whole six weeks , not the insurance . |
| 7 | ‘ Josephinism ’ in religious matters , again , it is now clear , had behind it a long tradition extending back to the first years of the century . |
| 8 | They have a 12-point deficit to claw back from the first Gold Cup leg at Glasgow , and judging from Sunday 's encouraging performance against Edinburgh , they should be able to clinch the bonus point for an aggregate victory . |