Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] a first " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1927 and 1928 , therefore , were planted the seeds of a cultural conflict between a first generation of intellectuals who had , like Barbusse , joined the party as a reaction to the sickening personal experiences of the First World War and who were above all else humanist and pacifist , and a younger second generation of Surrealists and Marxists who were more in tune with the sectarian Bolshevism advocated by Moscow . |
| 2 | Announcing storm-damaged figures and government plundering of its profits that left nothing over for investment , Deutsche Bundespost Telekom yesterday said that following its move to set up its cellular operations as a separate company as a first step to privatisation , it was also considering privatising the unit it has created to look after large customers . |
| 3 | New faces are arriving all the time and in some cases actors make a quick start with a first job or they may have a relatively long wait before they get off the mark . |
| 4 | Firemen fought a small fire in a first floor room of a house in Gerard Street , Spennymoor , just after 7pm last night . |
| 5 | Apart from the inpatient waiting list initiative no extra resources were released for meeting the Charter standards , but meeting the standard for outpatient clinics may be at the expense of seeing fewer patients and a lengthening list for a first appointment . |
| 6 | York Museum of Mechanical Music celebrates a successful year with a first anniversary concert starring Arnold Loxam at the mighty Compton Cinema Organ , Bradley Grange , Bradley Lane , Rufforth , York , 2.30pm. 12.30pm for a mechanical organ demonstration . |
| 7 | In his view it was high time ASEAN made a serious study of proclaiming Southeast Asia a nuclear-free zone as a first step towards implementing the zone concept . |