Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] from the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More specifically , the accident resulting from the first incident had only taken place because of a concatenation of events leading to it which could not have been foreseen . |
| 2 | Turquoise was also present among the grave goods of Fu Hao , consort of a Shang king , in a tomb dating from the first half of the twelfth century B.C. One of several nephrite halberd blades was hafted in a bronze mount studded with turquoise inlay . |
| 3 | Beginning at the turn of the century , agreements between Iran and France created a French monopoly on excavations at Susiana , an intercultural trading centre dating from the first millennium to the late fourth century . |
| 4 | As I have described , she had consulted me many years back over a libel matter which I had discouraged her — unsuccessfully — from pursuing , with calamitous financial results ; but I was able to give her a little assistance in another matter which to some small extent repaired the damage arising from the first disaster . |
| 5 | The street is closed by the Black Tower , part of the castle 's fortification system dating from the first half of the 12C . |