Example sentences of "of their [noun] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | We robbed them of their land in the first place to reward the Annamese who collaborated with us . |
| 2 | The Chinese foreign ministry said yesterday that a resumption of Sino-British dialogue depended on Mr Patten abandoning the proposals , which would allow Hong Kong people to elect a majority of their legislature for the first time in 1995. — Reuter |
| 3 | This had forced general managers of the second wave into the reactive mould characteristic of their predecessors in the first wave . |
| 4 | From April 1992 , there has been a tax concession on both college fees and the cost of study material which leads to Vocational Qualifications , consequently those financing themselves on HCIMA programmes do not have to pay the tax element of their fees in the first place . |
| 5 | Treaty , I can deal relatively briefly with the question of their compatibility with the First Council Directive of 11 May 1960 for the implementation of article 67 of the E.E.C . |
| 6 | Studies in Minnesota have shown that once machines come in , racetracks lose 20–30% of their business in the first year . |
| 7 | THE mothers at the centre of the hospital baby swop case talked of their anguish for the first time last night . |
| 8 | At the sixth meeting members agreed that ‘ as a result of their examination of the first six courses they had established certain standards for assessment and were now able to make an objective judgment upon the courses submitted ’ . |