Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] [adv] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is always dangerous when the hon. Gentleman reads only the first half of a sentence . |
| 2 | ‘ I mean , to have a German plane shot down the first time we went up . ’ |
| 3 | Conversely , the great revolution seemed less a first instalment of an even greater change than the last instalment of a past era : at best a splendid highly coloured memory , at worst a proof that there were no dramatic shortcuts to progress . |
| 4 | Their rearguard began in earnest the following afternoon , after overnight rain washed out the first session . |
| 5 | It could be implied in the operation code whether the first or second store address is to receive the result , but in practice any particular computer uses always the first address , or always the second address , as the destination : for example the SS ( two address ) format of the IBM 370 range uses the first address as the destination . |
| 6 | His spectacular saves kept out the first division leaders , Manchester United , in a thrilling Rumbelow 's Cup semi-final at a packed Ayresome Park . |
| 7 | practice of using a white number on a small blue plate hung on the first window pillar . |