Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [vb -s] in the first " in BNC.

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1 Within manufacture , the precise form of division depends in the first instance on the historical precursors of the capitalistic form of production in the given branch of industry — whether the ‘ manufacturer ’ ( a ) draws together previously separate trades into one workshop to produce a common product or ( b ) splits up a previously unified craft production process into its component tasks .
2 There were an awful lot of teething troubles in the first year or so , but it is working very well .
3 In particular , I am pleased to note a number of important developments stemming from action points in the first Plan .
4 The Cherry and Whites are used to winning against Nottingham … last time they played it was for league points in the first division …
5 There was improvement in all the major lines during the half year except Personal Property which was adversely affected by weather claims in the first quarter .
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