Example sentences of "the [noun] [prep] the first and " in BNC.
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1 | Ipswich were as lethargic at the start of the second half as they had been for the majority of the first and on the hour , in an attempt to liven them up , Lyall brought off Milton and Goddard to introduce Palmer and Johnson . |
2 | Hilary particularly remembers ‘ … the mesmeric Senta , whose teaching was so brilliant that Rata Quick and I both achieved the splits for the first and last time in our lives , with no untoward effects ! ’ . |
3 | This , however , is not the case for the first and third examples using the same adjective . |
4 | The inquiry was ordered into the Glasgow Paddock Selling Hurdle on December 12 , 1987 after allegations of interference by the riders of the first and second horses . |
5 | The backs of the heads of the first and second officer and engineer flashed on the video screens . |
6 | Metal gauges then show the woodworkers the exact profile of the neck at the first and twelfth frets . |
7 | This article analyses the constitutional aspects behind the formation of the first and second National Governments , examining in particular the role of the king in the formation of the two governments — a role which , as will be seen , was rather more important than is usually thought . |
8 | It is nearly a quarter of a century — longer than the periods between the first and second world wars — since Labour last had the support of as many as four votes in 10 . |
9 | ‘ Yes , he was wrong about the origins of the First and Second World Wars , ’ roared back the teacher , who later gave his name as Mr Nigel Varley . |
10 | An attempt to match for the duration of the first and second stages of labour , the use of oxytocin , and the mode of delivery failed . |
11 | It was in the years between the First and Second World Wars that this enthusiasm was at its height . |
12 | Needless to say , these measures proved effective , and Persian weavers went back to using natural dyes until the more reliable chrome dyes were introduced in the years between the First and Second World Wars . |
13 | AUSTRALIA clinched the series at Adelaide , but their path to a winning , 3–0 lead was obstructed by an excellent performance from India , whose captain Mohammad Azharuddin waited until the exciting last day before exhibiting his undoubted skills with the bat for the first and only time in the series . |
14 | The operator 's hand rests on top of the mouse with the first and second fingers over its ‘ eyes ’ . |
15 | This is most useful , since it promotes cash flow through the business in the first and early years of trading . |
16 | Gastroscopies ( 2–5 per patient ) had been performed with the interval between the first and the last endoscopy varying from 11 to 170 months . |
17 | Worcester was the site for the first and last of the Civil War battles and today it calls itself ‘ the Civil War City ’ . |
18 | Erm the cleaning of the carpets on the first and second floors erm they obviously fumigate them erm , but we do n't do the dry clean like we do the carpets over here . |
19 | Neal ( loc. cit. ) however , attributes to the mosaic " Corinian " affinities — notably , beige coloured background tesserae , as used at Woodchester — and , presumably , would place it at the border of the first and second quarters of the fourth century . |
20 | But the Jesuits broke the agreement ; you can see the consoles on the first and second storeys which once held statues . |
21 | We played The Marquee for the first and only time supporting Eddie And The Hot Rods . |
22 | Information from the drink diaries , based on a comparison of the averages for the first and the last three weeks of the course , revealed a shift from high to moderate drinking levels for males , that is , from 40 to 32 units per week . |
23 | In 1988 the second plaintiff company , then in the control of the first and second defendants , entered into a contract with a health authority for the supply of computer services . |
24 | Alan had been in the third coach of the second train and was therefore luckier than the people in the first and second coaches , several of whom were dead |
25 | Ian Cannell , appeal chairman , emphasised that the sale of poppies helped not only the veterans of the First and Second World Wars , but those that took part in more recent campaigns . |
26 | The old baroque inner city was dominated by the symbols of the first and second class estates ; the modern Ringstrasse by the symbols of the Third Estate . |
27 | We have reviewed the information set out on pages … detailing the quality of the first and second class letter service for 1990/91 . |
28 | I find , however , that the sequence between the first and last is as regular and constant in those other cases as it is in mine . |
29 | Baghdad declared that its forces were mopping up west of Fish Lake , having ‘ purged ’ the lake of the first and second waves of Iranians to cross . |
30 | The patrons of the first and second kinds offered hospitality , reward and ( in some cases of the second kind ) direct monetary exchange , but for work then specifically performed for and ( where relevant ) owned by them . |