Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | For example , Ellen Ross 's ( 1983 ) discussion of the lifestyle of the working poor in the East End of London , in the period leading up to the First World War , contains evidence about financial relationships between young working adults and their parents , based partly on the surveys of Charles Booth ( 1892b ) . |
| 3 | That was the idea of the union starting out in the first place . |
| 4 | Lawyers acting for the 31 year-old double terror victim have recently entered into negotiations with Northern Ireland Office lawyers to settle a compensation case arising out of the first attack on him in which he lost a leg and suffered serious damage to an arm . |
| 5 | Researchers now believe the phenolic flavonoids , by acting as anti-oxidants , prevent the damaging fat building up in the first place . |
| 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 . |