Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] of the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Paul 's description of the first Gentile Christians scattered round the Mediterranean coastlands of the first century AD would be true of the family into which I was born : ‘ not many wise as men reckon wisdom , not many in positions of power or from noblest families , not many wealthy ’ ( 1 Corinthians 1:26 ) . |
2 | That this playboy prince-cum-amateur-soldier should have seen the writing on the wall before the professionals hardly enhances one 's admiration of the First War military mind . |
3 | The HSE 's review of the first year of COSHH concluded that most firms were aware of COSHH and had tried to comply with the regulations , though many had not gone beyond the collection of information about hazards . |
4 | However , the development that particularly interested Nicholson was Perkin 's discovery of the first aniline dyestuff in his home laboratory in the East End . |
5 | He wonders at Mr Brooke 's advocacy of the first Reform Bill , for in Dagley 's view its purpose is ‘ to send you an ’ your likes a-scuttlin' ; an' wi' pretty strong-smellin' things too ’ . |
6 | I liked Thomson 's account of the First Symphony , too . |
7 | Cards on the table , Gavrilov 's reading of the first movement of the Seventh Sonata is one of the finest I 've heard — very nearly as fine as Pollini 's ( DG ) . |
8 | Arsenal 's mastery of the First Division was already making them the best-loved , best-hated club . |
9 | Sandy 's view of the First Pillar — the defence of the British Isles — was chillingly realistic : |
10 | The power of the Imperial illusion is only properly appreciated when we watch the last phase in the career of a politician 's politician of the first rank , Joseph Chamberlain . |