Example sentences of "the [noun] [noun] [verb] [prep] first " in BNC.
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1 | In comparison with the BCG matrix , the McKinsey-GE matrix seems at first to be less explicit about building some ‘ problem children ’ into ‘ stars ’ and identifying ‘ cash cows ’ and ‘ dogs ’ , but the implications are present , as indicated by figure 4.3 . |
2 | The formality of the dining-room furnishings seemed at first to change his mood from ease to starch , but it appeared to me after a short while that he was troubled rather by indecision as to which side I was now on , them or us . |
3 | Scotland 's most-capped goalkeeper , with 54 appearances , is needed at Bramall Lane because Dave Bassett 's side , who face Sheffield Wednesday on 3 April , have nobody else eligible for the FA Cup to cover for first choice Alan Kelly . |
4 | Even a computer-literate user brought up on a different type of mainframe may find the nested screens in CMS and the XEDIT editor offputting at first . |
5 | The Mendeleev Table appeared at first sight to conclude the study of the atomic theory by setting a limit to the existence of fundamentally different kinds of matter . |