Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyone trying seriously to find out what was in the public mind at the time of the Boer War and the years leading up to the First World War will find information here of great value . |
| 2 | In the years leading up to the First World War the Hooligan embarked on a remarkable career , appearing in name if not in person before numerous governmental and semi-official bodies of enquiry . |
| 3 | In some parts of the south-east , groundwater levels are lower than at any time since records began 200 years ago , with some boreholes in the Chiltern Hills drying up for the first time since they were sunk last century . |
| 4 | JUNIOR club Banbridge sent CIYMS crashing out of the First Trust Senior Cup yesterday — and now play host to Ballymena in the quarter-finals . |
| 5 | We were like juvenile hurlers togging out for the first time . |