Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [prep] the first [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The answers Wheatley gave to the first two questions were in favour of retaining the larger unit , but in both cases the government reversed this recommendation in the final legislation . |
| 2 | Billie Jean King played in the first five Federation Cup finals . |
| 3 | ( The Pentateuch or the Torah is the Law of Moses found in the first five books of the Old Testament . ) |
| 4 | Although Il Moro led for the first two legs , New Zealand showed her fearsome ability to climb to windward when she squeezed up from underneath Il Moro to take the lead at the third mark . |
| 5 | I 've yet to soc totally confirm the number of weeks Mrs wants during the first two sessions that 's up to week fourteen when she wants exactly to do the aids . |
| 6 | Mrs Bolger who 's expecting a baby next month has not been in court but her husband Ralph sat through the first two days . |
| 7 | Mungo concentrated on the first two rows . |
| 8 | On Jan. 26 Saudi Arabia announced that it would commit $13,500 million to US costs for the first three months of the war . |
| 9 | Tobin was completely out of it and Wallace disappeared after the first 10 minutes . |
| 10 | Intangibles included in the first two components may be capitalised as assets , provided that the company 's directors and auditors are satisfied that the amount at which they are capitalised is no greater than their recoverable amount . |
| 11 | Judging from comments it seemed that after Leeds got over the first 15 mins . |
| 12 | For example , in his chemistry exam John wrote for the first three answers blank , ether and litmus test . |