Example sentences of "[prep] the first [noun pl] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this stage , in Britain as in other cattle-rearing countries , the cattle tended to be regional types rather than formal breeds , but by 1750 there was a recognisable regional distribution by coat colour and pattern in Britain — one of the first stages in breed development . |
| 2 | Robert Tisserand , a British practising aromatherapist , author and researcher , is the author of one of the first books in English on this hitherto rather elusive ( except in France ) therapy . |
| 3 | She looked very tired : there were puffy smudges around her eyes , and bracketing her mouth were tiny lines like the first cracks in plaster . |
| 4 | It was held that the plaintiffs could succeed against the first defendants in contract , but in third party proceedings the first defendant 's action against the second defendants ( the manufacturers of the pails ) failed as the pails were merchantable under s14(2) . |
| 5 | It has been available since September 1987 , with the first examinations in summer 1989 . |