Example sentences of "its [noun pl] [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Sir Peter Holmes , Shell 's chairman who admitted that he was ‘ astonished ’ to discover that the irregularities had occurred through an associate company failing to follow strict rules against speculative dealing , said that he expected any further exposure to be limited to a £65 million charge which the company would take in its accounts for the first quarter of 1993 . |
2 | Intergraph Corp , Huntsville , Alabama warns that while it has not yet closed its books for the first quarter , preliminary estimates indicate that turnover will be lower than expected at between $280m and $285m , and that all geographic segments were below expectations for the quarter , and price reductions on older products combined with lower sales volume resulted in reduced gross margins ; the company expects a loss from operations excluding restructuring charges of $8m to $10m or $0.11 to $0.13 per share and restructuring charges and non-operating items during the quarter will increase the losses by an additional three cents a share . |
3 | The fact that the Institute was setting down its objectives for the first time was seen as ‘ a move in the right direction ’ . |
4 | The commission carried out its enquiries during the first half of 1932 and presented its report in October . |
5 | Although it hardly featured in the Report , the nature of lending in Sri Lanka , and its consequences in the first part of the twentieth century had burnt itself into the collective consciousness of many and clearly influenced the Commission . |
6 | When the Reading Room opened its doors for the first time in the city of St Louis , Missouri , it became the world 's first literary brothel . |
7 | Foxhall Stadium opens its doors for the first time on Sunday ( 2.30 pm ) with the Bangers and new formula stock cars . |
8 | The Irish counterpart to a London rock landmark , will open its doors for the first time in the Temple Bar area of Dublin in early December . |
9 | The Town Cinema opens its doors for the first time in more than thirty years tonight . |
10 | A new club which aims to give homeless and unemployed people what could be their only good meal of the day has opened its doors for the first time . |