Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] [prep] the first [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Using a rate of discount of 10% per annum ( 0.027% per day ) implies that the expected duration of a job is about 1.3 years if accepted in the first three months of the unemployment spell and three years if accepted later ( see footnote 3 ) . |
2 | If the company has been dormant from the time of its formation , the special resolution will be effective if passed before the first general meeting at which accounts are to be laid . |
3 | Rubella is the most serious maternal infection and can cause severe mental and physical damage if contracted during the first 16 weeks of pregnancy . |
4 | While rejoicing in the first full month of the closed fishing season also look out for the pale new leaves of spring . |
5 | I recalled that in the New Testament , in the life of Jesus as written in the first four books , there were many psychic happenings . |
6 | To do this , the cases are reordered so that the X values are in order , as shown in the first two columns of figure 10.6 . |
7 | Adverse currency movements in Brazil and a worse result in Puerto Rico also contributed to the increased deficit , although the latter showed some improvement in the second quarter when compared to the first three months of the year . |
8 | Their only rule of religious , moral and social life was the Law of Moses as found in the first five books of the Old Testament ( called the Pentateuch or the Torah ) . |
9 | The history syllabus as defined in the first national curriculum which ended in 1926 : |
10 | They are based on notions of the future as envisioned in the first major exposition of the 1930s in America Chicago 's 1933 ‘ Century of Progress ’ . |