Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [prep] the first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Freddie did not manage to keep us in the Cup against the powerful Rangers outfit but , usually playing at centre-forward , he steadily repaid that fee several times over during the first five post-war seasons , for not only has his tally of 48 League goals only been exceeded by six players here at The Palace since then , but his goals were scored in struggling Palace teams , which only once finished in the upper half of the League table . |
| 2 | Now , twelve years later in the first province-wide ‘ beauty show ’ , the majority of Ulster unionists chose Ian Paisley as their spokesman . |
| 3 | Now if you 've got somebody who you are protecting their family , and they 'll be paying that plan twenty five years or more , the fact that they pay commissions out for the first four years is immaterial , what they want is peace of mind and protection . |
| 4 | That , that is , that is the way that they were chosen , and two years ago , I think , we put one point two million pounds in for the first seven schemes . |
| 5 | It is complemented by a number of other professional studies both in the first two years , e.g. Mathematics , Environmental Studies , Science , P.E . |
| 6 | The differences here between the first two teams are insignificant , but the difference between them and the third team is striking . |
| 7 | Boro were eight points behind after the first six seats and 12 in arrears two races later . |