Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] the first [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should prove so for the first killer as well . |
| 2 | Moxon and Kellett ( 87 ) , rattled up 203 together for the first wicket after Yorkshire had been put in to bat . |
| 3 | They have done so in the first place because of the advantage of high space utilization on limited ground area ; an important asset to companies trying to make the best use of a high value industrial site with no room for extension . |
| 4 | He had gone halfway across the first field when he heard a cry behind him . |
| 5 | The total investment need is there from the beginning but it is split into two phases and in our thinking it is only too easy to look only at the first phase because this almost returns the organisation to profitability , and to ignore the second phase which may be essential . |
| 6 | Bryan Thomson 's match was already at the first tee when Patrick strolled up with the bag of clubs over his shoulder . |
| 7 | ‘ Daddy , darling , ’ Alyssia said , smiling genuinely for the first time since she had stepped foot back on to English soil and kissing him on the tip of his nose , ‘ in your own cantankerous way , you 've put your finger right on the button . ’ |
| 8 | DISCUSSIONS between management and representatives of the 1,300 striking manual workers at Yarrow took place yesterday for the first time since the dispute began 12 days ago . |
| 9 | In early July the waiting was broken by the excitement of Maggie coming home for the first time since she had left for London . |
| 10 | Ken and Codron had got together professionally in the first place because of what he called their ‘ Grill and Cheese relationship ’ . |
| 11 | Sandwith made a rare error midway round the first lap when he clipped a corner and lost speed . |
| 12 | International : Iran election feeds debate on ‘ Islamic solution ’ Iranians vote today for the first time since Khomeini died . |
| 13 | Shearer returns to The Dell for Blackburn tomorrow for the first time since his £3.6 million transfer in the summer , anxious to make life even more uneasy for Branfoot . |
| 14 | Yeah but the boss had the Belmont as well in the first place because erm |
| 15 | In times past , I had tried to get across to the continent as much as possible , but now , while other people were going abroad for the first time because of all the cheap travel around , I was ( without intending to be anti-social ) doing exactly the opposite and taking a look around the British Isles . |
| 16 | So consequently every time I moved school , moved into different I had to fight me way there for the first week because I hated anyone to call me Ginger you see ? |
| 17 | ‘ Almost for the first time since I was a child , ’ I thought , ‘ I am glad that it is my birthday . |
| 18 | After Mironov and Chapman had twice exchanged penalties in the first half , Chapman 's smart 30-yard dropped goal five minutes after the break put Cornwall ahead for the first time while Mishakov was off the field with a shoulder injury . |
| 19 | Coton twice saved almost miraculously in the first half when both Pearson and Hirst were frustrated by the woodwork as Wednesday 's mixture of pace , strength and rapid teamwork overwhelmed the visitors . |