Example sentences of "[vb past] a [noun] on the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found a pensione on the first floor of a small square , run by a woman so enormous that she could hardly move . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | They simply made a raid on the first restaurant they came to and gave the proprietor fits . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | They occupied a room on the first floor for three hours before being evicted . |
| 7 | Ten Scottish National Party members invaded a room on the first floor of the building which they occupied for three hours before being evicted by security guards . |
| 8 | For some reason , Noreen had a suite on the first floor . |
| 9 | The Fletchers had a flat on the first floor of one of the fine period houses dating back to the bad old days of the monarchy and the Iron Guard . |