Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [be] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | For studies of ICJ transit , with this method , a value of 1 indicated that all the isotope was in the first 4 cm of ileum ; a value of 6 indicated that all isotope was in the caecum or colon . |
| 2 | His bid for the throne was in the first instance an aspect of Merovingian family politics . |
| 3 | During the Thirties when the streamlined fleet was introduced , the driver was for the first time provided with his own driving cab , complete with folding seat . |
| 4 | The entry is from the first floor . |
| 5 | The entrance to the gallery is from the first floor . |
| 6 | As the Vice-chairman , who was re-elected , was also deaf , the two elected leaders of the BDA were for the first time deaf . |
| 7 | The silk was of the first order , better than one could obtain nowadays , and had kept in good condition over the years . |
| 8 | The nave is of the first quarter of the 17C and the altars are of the 1670s . |
| 9 | The sitting-room was on the first floor , above the garage , with a picture window overlooking a small park . |
| 10 | The offence is for the first time triable either way , and is punishable on indictment with either three years ’ imprisonment or a fine and summarily with six months imprisonment and a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum . |
| 11 | Hence for a trigram window , the final score assigned to each word will be the summation of three recognition scores : the score assigned when the word was in the first position of the window , the score assigned when the word was in the middle of the window and the score when it was the final element of the window . |
| 12 | When the node is in the first layer , then xj is sj . |
| 13 | The company were among the first , post-war , to use front-wheel drive for larger cars . |
| 14 | His company decimated by murderous shell-fire even before reaching the objective , Jubert found himself alone , possibly the only surviving officer , and sent off a message to his battalion commander : ‘ I do not know where I am , but the position is of the first importance , and I have only ten men to hold it . ’ |
| 15 | By the way , the bathroom 's in the first door on the landing . ’ |