Example sentences of "[noun sg] after the first [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Hot favourite after the first two races is Witton-le-Wear-based Harry Williams ' Pond Curlew , which is unbeaten off 8 metres , winning by 5 9 and 7 lengths , with a best time for the 450-metres trip of 27.44 secs .
2 ‘ It was always my intention after the first two years of trying things out to get a more stable situation after the European Championships .
3 It is made easier to remember by inserting a decimal point after the first three numbers , and by grouping subsequent digits into threes , for example 641.738 423 .
4 Even if you do n't continue with breastfeeding after the first few days , giving your baby colostrum ( the fluid produced by the breasts immediately after the birth ) has major benefits and is obviously better than not breastfeeding at all .
5 Considering he was four over par after the first three holes of the New Orleans tournament , Faldo 's 11 under for the remaining 69 on a course he found demanding looks a useful dress rehearsal for the first of the year 's majors .
6 Every day after the first two weeks I would look anxiously up and down the road , hoping to see their car .
7 In a city with 12 per cent unemployment 300 recent placements have resulted in an over 90 per cent job retention rate after the first three years of employment .
8 Leech said that Bully Boy set off very quickly , but he was able to settle the gelding after the first two fences and went on to win unchallenged .
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