Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [noun sg] [verb] the first " in BNC.

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1 These studies were performed using four DNAs : a single stranded 14-mer corresponding to the sequence 386–400 , a double stranded 49-mer corresponding to the 5' R region , the ds LTR and a linear or supercoiled plasmid containing the first 990 bp of HIV-1 ( pHIVCG9.9 ) .
2 She welcomes discomfort , counts hostile situations and relishes third world countries , for she is driven by her life long ambition to be a travel photographer and this trip marked the first rung on the ladder .
3 She welcomes discomfort , counts hostile situations and relishes third world countries , for she is drive by her life long ambition to be a travel photographer and this trip marked the first rung on the ladder .
4 Finally we crossed a low pass and descended into the wide depression of the oasis where straggling clumps of trees and patchy cultivation marked the first springs .
5 A short stroll amid the usual birches , boulders and close-cropped grass brings the first and most continuous section to hand .
6 It carries one of the largest selections of English language titles in France , and last year extended the first floor with a showroom for ELT materials .
7 Later , in 449 the university and town were attacked by invading Picts and Scots , but Hengist 's victory over them , and subsequent decision to build the first Saxon town at Stamford , ensured its future .
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