Example sentences of "[vb past] [n mass] [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As deputy Speaker Michael Morris told MPs at the first sitting of the line-by-line committee stage in January : ‘ I must emphasise that this bill does not ratify the treaty ; it makes changes in domestic law consequential upon the treaty . ’ |
| 2 | Announcing half time results yesterday , the food retailer said it spent £384m in the first half of the year improving the quality and efficiency of the business . |
| 3 | Sales revenues for scholastic Publications Ltd reached £8.96m for the first half of the company 's financial year ( June to November 1992 ) , representing an increase of 23.5% over the same period in 1991 . |
| 4 | For the year as a whole turnover topped £100m for the first time rising 10.4pc to £101.6m . |
| 5 | ( Prices then plunged 40% in the first free-market auctions for 17 years . ) |
| 6 | Presenting the final 1992 results ( figures , page seven ) , Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA said that sales in lire terms rose 5.5% in the first three months of 1993 from a year earlier , but they did n't give any absolute revenue figures ; in terms of volume , Olivetti said personal computer sales in Europe jumped 72% in the first quarter from a year earlier , printer sales rose 42% ; the firm will break even at the operating level this year but will not return to profit until 1994 , chairman Carlo De Benedetti said . |