Example sentences of "[vb pp] [art] [noun] on the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had not got a result on the first case because he had not been sharp enough . |
| 2 | That was er a flat in Plumtree , we were offered a flat on the first floor and when we examined the kitchen it was extremely obvious to me that our gas cooker would n't fit in the , the place where it was designed to fit , when I asked where do we put the washing machine I was informed that most tenants kept the washing machine on the balcony , when I said well where do we put the refrigerator , well most people keep the refrigerator either in the hall or , or rather not a hall it was a passageway , in the passageway or in the living room , now it does seem to me with hindsight that if that 's planning I , to use an old fashion London phrase , I 'm a Dutchman . |
| 3 | A bandage round his head , a cup of tea in his blunt hands , he looked like the only survivor of some great catastrophe , and Nathan could understand exactly why he 'd been able to move India-May to tears and why he 'd been given a room on the first floor , one of the large ones , for nothing . |
| 4 | None delighted Palace supporters more than the hat-trick he scored on the opening day of 1935–36 , to enable the Palace to beat Cardiff City 3–2 — and Palace record-keepers will wish to note that this is the only occasion upon which a Palace winger has netted a hat-trick on the first day of the season . |
| 5 | Which I find very difficult , is we actually went no smoking on the first of January . |