Example sentences of "in [noun sg] [noun] for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The X Business Group rates DEC third in X-terminal shipments for the first quarter of 1992 , after Network Computing Devices Inc and HP . |
| 2 | Sotheby 's reported an increase of 5.8% in auction sales for the first six months resulting in sales of $567.7 million ( £317.5 million ) and pre-tax auction profits of $9.1 million ( £5.08 million ) . |
| 3 | Ridge rovers arriving in South Wales for the first time probably have firm plans to tackle the splendid routes in the Black Mountains and , of course , the classic escarpment topped by Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons . |
| 4 | Major institutional investors felt the deal gave too much to Mr Ritblat , his family and British Land management — New British Land was to be paid £15million a year in management charges for the first three years , coming down to £10million as properties were sold . |
| 5 | The public sector repaid £3,834 million last month , almost £3 billion more than the City had expected and , after crediting privatisation proceeds of £6.3 billion , the shortfall in government revenue for the first ten months of the current financial year actually fell back to £21.6 billion at the end of January . |