Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [prep] the first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Egypt announced that its earnings from tourism fell by more than 50% in the first four months of the year , following a terrorism campaign by Islamic fundamentalists . |
| 2 | It was a large basement , with no street-level exposure , and although sales for the first two days were excitingly high , the next few months were a disaster . |
| 3 | NEW drivers have TWICE as many accidents as old-timers in the first two years after passing the test . |
| 4 | Eventually they ran so far that mines were sited as much as 55m/60yds behind the first German line ; the longest , at Kruisstraat , ran for some 658m/720yds . |
| 5 | ‘ Your main priority is to get to know the city as quickly as possible , so we 'll be acting mainly as back-up for the first few days . |