Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [adv prt] in the first " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Together , the pair devised a series of three-year plans — the first was to put the club back in the first division , the second to get the club established in the top third of the table . |
| 2 | The former skipper had the misfortune of conceding the own-goal which gave Swindon a play-off victory at Wembley two years ago but he still led the team out in the First Division the next season . |
| 3 | She wished she had not put the lamp on in the first place because she was sure he would be able to fathom out how she felt . |
| 4 | Joey Beauchamp had enough chances to wrap the game up in the first half . |
| 5 | On a difficult pitch Witney played some very attractive football , and with a little more luck could have finished the game off in the first half . |
| 6 | ‘ There 's been a lot of talk about the £14 million funding for community care this year but the fact is £4 million of that went in setting the thing up in the first place and we 've only got £10 million left for the rest of the year , ’ said Coun Ron Kennedy . |
| 7 | If you 've got an alarm which is faulty and repeatedly goes off then , nine times out of ten , you ought to switch the thing off in the first place . |
| 8 | Sorry , Charles , Chair , can we er , in noting the report , also is there some way in which we can , the Committee can convey its appreciation to the people who take on this , must be onerous responsibility er , er , and also can we congratulate the people who thought the scheme up in the first place . |
| 9 | This should be followed by a separate section on how to set the system up in the first place and how to check that it is working properly . |