Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [verb] the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When this came it represented the first archaeological exploration ever conducted , a landmark in man 's self-consciousness . |
| 2 | Her strong commitment to women 's rights led her to write the first Salvadorean publication on the oppression of women , The Condition of Women in El Salvador , published in Mexico in 1961 . |
| 3 | England winger Andy Sinton bagged a glorious hat-trick but goalkeeper Neville Southall 's deliberate handball after 19 minutes saw him receive the first red card . |
| 4 | Teaching my granny to suck eggs , I am sure , but did you see the last Scottish Business Insider which profiled a number of women ? |
| 5 | I , did you , did you remember the first ruddy time I ever went with you ? |
| 6 | No sooner had we caught the first heady whiff of the East and altered the chemistry of our food with it than we made a quantum leap in our cultural and artistic range as well . |