Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] [art] first [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bombardment of the inner forts followed , and for some three weeks attempts — desultory at best — were made by trawlers to sweep the first line of mines . |
| 2 | ‘ I allowed about 11 days to do the first chunk of recording — and she did it in five , ’ says the 49-year-old composer . |
| 3 | The light speeded up as it got closer to you , but took ages to do the first part of the journey . |
| 4 | This year sees the centenary of Peter Rabbit and since Wedgwood already dominates this characterware market segment the company has added a special range of items to celebrate the first appearance of Beatrix Potter 's famous character . |
| 5 | A Mr Portier was offered five guineas to translate the first part of the Professor 's lectures on ‘ The Bones ’ . |