Example sentences of "[vb past] a [noun] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | She contributed a paper to the first congress of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science in Birmingham ( 1857 ) . |
| 2 | I found a pensione on the first floor of a small square , run by a woman so enormous that she could hardly move . |
| 3 | Apparently Lothar received a majority on the first ballot , but not the two-thirds majority made necessary by the constitution " Licet de vitanda " of the Third Lateran Council of 1179 . |
| 4 | My first-class debut for Natal in December 1988 I scored a century in the first innings . |
| 5 | Hooley 's gilded years came to an abrupt end in June 1898 , when he himself filed a petition for the first and most sensational of his four bankruptcies . |
| 6 | In accordance with a letter of intent signed on Feb. 28 , 1989 , the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) on March 29 approved a purchase in the first credit tranche ( i.e. for immediate disbursement ) equivalent in total to 342,880,000 special drawing rights ( SDR1=$1.29496 as at March 28 , 1989 ) , or 25 per cent of Venezuela 's total Fund quota , in support of its economic reform programme [ see p. 36459 ] . |
| 7 | United States trade figures for the second quarter of 1971 showed a deficit for the first time . |
| 8 | Ladbrokes yesterday opened a book for the first time on the title and make Scudamore an apparently generous 4–6 shot . |
| 9 | ‘ What on earth do you with a baby all day ? ’ asked a friend when he became a dad for the first time . |
| 10 | SCOTS comedian Robbie Coltrane , 42 , was taken by surprise yesterday when he became a father for the first time . |
| 11 | Many congratulations to LLOYD COLE who became a father for the first time when his wife recently gave birth to a baby boy Billy , in New York . |
| 12 | The respondent consulted a solicitor for the first time at that stage . |
| 13 | On 20 March 1989 papers were served on him and he then consulted a solicitor for the first time . |
| 14 | The hire desk made a phonecall on the first credit card that he offered , and then told him that he 'd exceeded his limit and they could n't take the charge . |
| 15 | They simply made a raid on the first restaurant they came to and gave the proprietor fits . |
| 16 | York finally produced a win for the first time since the second half of November but only by 1110 against a side who went desperately close to clinching a late victory themselves . |
| 17 | York finally produced a win for the first time since the second half of November but only by 1110 against a side who went desperately close to clinching a late victory themselves . |
| 18 | In support of the application he sought a report from the first defendant , an independant consultant psychiatrist . |
| 19 | And I was fourteen years old before I touched a piano for the first time . ’ |
| 20 | At first neither Ceauşescu 's guards and officials nor the older professional participants in the display wanted to let the young woman take part , but she did nothing to banish any assumption that her surname indicated a relationship with the First Lady . |
| 21 | Turner achieved a hat-trick for the first time in the Competition in a five wicket haul for Birkenhead Park in their drawn game with St. Helens Recs . |
| 22 | ‘ Last time , ’ he grins , ‘ one guy said , ‘ I just kissed a man for the first time and it felt good . ’ |
| 23 | He also lodged an appeal and , following an inquiry , the party 's assistant regional organiser ordered a re-run of the first selection meeting because rules had been breached . |
| 24 | As the show opened they even enjoyed a beer with the first day crowds . |
| 25 | All I know how to do is write songs , and that 's what I want to do because I would like people to feel as good as I did when I heard a song for the first time . ’ |
| 26 | Captain Ally McKay grabbed a try in the first half and in the second half a brace of tries from his wing forward partner Watson secured the winning margin . |
| 27 | In August 1992 , the financial services industry recorded a decline for the first time . |
| 28 | Lowering her gaze from the intense sunlight reflected on the upper walls to the leaded doors , she placed a foot on the first stone step . |
| 29 | Approved by 193 votes to 39 with 33 abstentions , the new law permitted a termination during the first 12 weeks of a pregnancy which was the result of rape or which endangered the life of the mother , if the foetus was malformed , or if the pregnancy would cause a " psychological crisis " or a " social problem " . |
| 30 | Unfortunately , its anorexic attractions are exactly the kind of thing you 'd expect from people who only formed a band in the first place to get off the dole . |