Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | For centuries civilised man thought poetry was the pinnacle he must reach for — ’ He caught himself suddenly and smiled for the first time Blanche had known him to , the embarrassed smile of a passionate devotee who suddenly discovers that everyone around him , whom he thought entranced by his obsession , was in fact sniggering behind his back . |
| 2 | We are exhorted to get all women planning a pregnancy to consume a supplement of 400 µg folic acid or folate daily and to continue through the first trimester . |
| 3 | ‘ we are persuaded that , there being no authority to prevent us , it is preferable as a matter of justice to hold parties to their clearly expressed bargain rather than to introduce for the first time in 1971 an extension of a doctrine of land law so as to deny the efficacy of that bargain . |
| 4 | With less than a minute of the second half played Cork again jumped into the lead with a Thomas Mulcahy goal but Wexford replied immediately and led for the first time when Eamonn Cleary had their only goal in the 37th minute . |
| 5 | Inspect plants regularly and spray at the first signs of attack . |
| 6 | As well as campaigning for the first of the two alternatives , and for balanced representation on the licensing body , the society will introduce the abortion amendment . |