Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [to-vb] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I know it 's going to be a hard year and we 've still got a lot of work to do before the first European GP . |
| 2 | Crusaders had nothing of note to show in the first half apart from a drive lofted over the bar by Stephen Lynch from Burrows ' free kick in the second minute and a double save by Distillery keeper Steve Collins from Steven Livingstone in the 31st minute . |
| 3 | A dash to the train saw Dettori and several colleagues arrive with seconds to spare before the first race . |
| 4 | He plans to stay in Sheffield to compete on the first day of the UK Championships today then concentrate on training , his Olympic place assured without having to jump in the trials in Birmingham on June 27–28 , in which he 'll confine himself to an outing in the 100 metres . |
| 5 | In order to deal with the first question , we need to begin with considering in what circumstances a modus of any kind , public or private , might be enforced . |
| 6 | It was known that , if Sunderland lost their game , then Bristol and Coventry needed only to draw against each other in order to stay in the First Division . |
| 7 | It was taking time for Britain to recover from the First World War . |
| 8 | In his resignation letter Garrett reiterated his ignorance of what had occurred , but accepted " full responsibility " for the Navy 's response and for the " leadership failure " which had allowed " the egregious conduct at Tailhook to occur in the first place " . |