Example sentences of "[prep] [art] first few [noun] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He had his eyes closed , and for the first few moments Belinda kept hers open , so she could see in extreme close-up the blurred crescents of his dark lashes resting on the smoothly tanned skin of his cheeks .
2 For the first few years Blackpool 's trams represented the only practical example in the World , of electric tramcars running in crowded thoroughfares .
3 With Lindsey 's Corsair being the only one of its type in Europe , airshow organisers had to approach him if they wanted a Corsair in their flying display , and for the first few years John Allison and Lindsey flew all over Europe with the aircraft .
4 During the first few winter holidays I went out on our pony with the Teme Valley , the local pack of hounds that hunted the rough hill country on the Welsh border .
5 During the first few days people left their houses for fear of being bombed by Pippo , but quite soon he became part of our lives and we did n't bother about him any more .
6 Under the first few sample questions are guidelines to help you understand what the interviewer is hoping to find out so that you can construct replies which show why you are the candidate who should get the job .
7 IN the first few minutes Armagh could have opened the scoring when Eugene Mullan was forced to pull off a string of good saves .
8 However , in the first few years groups did not appear to consider fundraising a priority .
9 The ventral arm plates are axe shaped ; thin proximally but flaring out with a wide convex distal edge and only contiguous on the first few arm segments .
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