Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seymour committed suicide on 20 Apr. 1836 ; his illustrations appear only in the first two parts of PP ( Apr. , May 1836 ) . |
| 2 | Some of these influences carried forward into the first fortnight of the campaign , though they faded towards the end . |
| 3 | International : Iran election feeds debate on ‘ Islamic solution ’ Iranians vote today for the first time since Khomeini died . |
| 4 | The high reputation and influence of Anatolian rugs declined rapidly after the First World War , when the creator of modern Turkey , Kemal Ataturk , set about purging the country of Armenians and Greeks . |
| 5 | However , he would n't be surprised if it was announced at DECUS in Cannes in September and first shipments came right after the first of the year . |
| 6 | Her parents travelled home in the first week of October leaving her with fields enriched by the presence of a few dozen sheep and enough advice to see her through the cow 's first calving and the sow 's first litter . |
| 7 | The possibility of getting that accommodation encourages many refugees to come here in the first place . |
| 8 | Because it is hard to expel asylum-seekers once they have arrived , potential host countries make it difficult for refugees to leave home in the first place . |
| 9 | We have 60 bottles to give away to the first readers to answer the following question and send their answer , with their name and address , to : . |
| 10 | Although the overall number of night visits increased sharply in the first year after the introduction of the contract ( for example , in Berkshire it rose by a half over the previous year p 762 ) , the absolute number of night visits made by the deputising service may have altered much less , without much cost saving . |
| 11 | American oil companies did well in the first quarter , helped by fat profits on refining . |
| 12 | GARDEN PLANTS FOR FREE The Gardener has 5 copies of Alan and Adrian Bloom 's Blooms of Bressingham Garden Plants to give away to the first five readers whose names are drawn from the postbag after 31 December 1992 . |
| 13 | The Falangists fell mostly into the first category , while Great Britain was the model society for those for whom monarchy was the ultimate political goal . |
| 14 | TI 's Sparc marketing manager Phil Campbell said the first few lots of the reconstructed chip will be coming off the line in December with volumes following sometime during the first quarter . |
| 15 | We have 20 copies to give away to the first 20 readers whose names are pulled out of the bag on July 9 1992 , send your name and address on an adhesive label to Business Executive Diaries Ltd , Cornerways , Brenchley Road , Brenchley , Tonbridge , Kent TN12 7PB . |
| 16 | It 's required post-club viewing , and we have 20 copies to give away to the first 20 correct answers ( drawn out on June 25 ) to the following . |
| 17 | We have 250 copies to give away to the first readers to write to Noilly Prat Booklet Offer , . |
| 18 | I kept my fingers crossed figuratively during the first few months of our acquaintance that neither of us would be sent elsewhere on a permanent posting — permanent until demob , that is — because I had seen quite a few promising romances nipped in the bud by one or the other partner being whipped away by the unfeeling powers-that-be , and when a relationship is developing you do need a few weeks of togetherness to allow it to mature . |
| 19 | But he declined to say whether the inspectors — two teams acting together for the first time in Iraq — had found any of the Scud missiles the United Nations thinks Iraq is hiding . |
| 20 | A REVOLUTIONARY new Siberian surgery technique could help people in Teesside suffering from bone problems walk properly for the first time . |
| 21 | Clinton needs 2,145 delegates to win outright on the first Democratic Party ballot at the July convention . |
| 22 | Figures released yesterday for the first four months of the year show total crime in the county is up 12pc on this time last year , with the detection rate down by 3pc . |
| 23 | The suggestions put forward in the first three leaflets of the three-year campaign range from turning down the thermostat and turning off unnecessary lights to installing double glazing . |
| 24 | We have 150 single packs to give away to the first 150 names drawn from the postbag on 7 March . |
| 25 | Toys mean little in the first few weeks — you are all your baby needs . |
| 26 | Divinity degrees require some study in each of the departments listed below in the first two years of the course . |
| 27 | Wings appear externally for the first time and the insect takes on the appearance of an adult . |
| 28 | By opening the way for military forces to serve overseas for the first time since 1945 , the Peace Keeping Operations ( PKO ) bill marked a significant shift in Japanese foreign policy . |
| 29 | The move came four months after the Diet had approved a law permitting Japanese forces to serve overseas for the first time since the end of the Pacific War [ see pp. 38962-63 ] , and followed a request from UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali . |
| 30 | ‘ There is a big opportunity for our young players to play regularly in the first eleven . |