Example sentences of "on the first [noun sg] of [art] " in BNC.

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1 When is primary stress placed on the first word of the compound and when on the second ?
2 The admission by Hammersmith and Fulham was disclosed on the first day of a case brought by Anthony Hazell , the local district auditor .
3 It is so sensitive ( 99% accurate in laboratory testing ) that an accurate result can be obtained on the first day of a missed period .
4 Who scored 300 runs before tea , on the first day of a match ?
5 On the first day of a two-day visit to the United Kingdom , de Klerk saw the UK Prime Minster , John Major , on April 22 and appealed for help in winning investment .
6 On the first day of a six-day visit to London ( April 10-15 ) he met with Prime Minister John Major and leading bankers and businessmen ; his tour afterwards included visits to the Netherlands , Italy , the European Parliament in Strasbourg , the Vatican and four German cities .
7 The announcement came on the first day of a planned four-day general strike called by the Confederation of Trade Unions ( CTU ) to protest at the country 's perilous economic situation [ see p. 38836 ] .
8 Brussels : Renewed confidence on the first day of the new forward account enabled shares to close firmer in heavy trading .
9 If you decided on the first day of the PIW you could not pay the SSP or that you had to stop paying SSP during the PIW , you employee can not get SSP now .
10 Check whether any of the reasons for not paying SSP apply on the first day of the PIW .
11 SSP is not payable if on the first day of the PIW your employee :
12 If any of the above apply on the first day of the PIW , do not pay SSP .
13 Swinton left for Chicago , where he held talks with Adolf Berle on the first day of the conference .
14 ft was already 0900 hours on the first day of the Nijmegen Marches when B Squadron crawled out of their sacks and drifted towards the ablutions .
15 The spokesman for the First World War Veterans ' Association , Trafford joined up at 15 on the first day of the war , giving his age as 18 .
16 On the first day of the war the prime minister , Yildirim Akbulut , asked the national assembly not only to sanction the use of the bases for American bombing raids but also to allow the Turkish armed forces themselves to go on the offensive .
17 Of the 104 launched on the first day of the war , it seems , 10–20 fell from the sky .
18 On the first day of the blizzard 30 of my sheep got buried and on the first night my kennel runs were covered with six feet of snow , making it difficult , if not impossible , to get the dogs out .
19 On the first day of the Ajdabiyan ballot many young men went to some length to insist that what was about to occur was closer to Athenian practice than anything that could possibly occur in Britain ; their disappointment at the outcome of the day was movingly transparent .
20 If the verderers ( or their heirs , if the verderers had died in the mean time ) failed to present their rolls to the judges on the first day of the Forest Eyre , or if their rolls were deficient in any material particular , they were liable to amercement .
21 The regarders , like the verderers , were frequently amerced at Forest Eyres for failure to carry out their duties to the satisfaction of the judges — for failing to appear with the other regarders to make the regard , or to take the regarders ' oath , or to present their rolls of the regard on the first day of the Forest Eyre , or for losing their rolls , or for incompleteness in their returns .
22 At a time when the market is morose and les affaires difficiles , he had sold 12 drawings on the first day of the second Collectors ' Drawings fair in Paris .
23 SOME shock results on the first day of the French Olympic classes regatta at Hyeres yesterday showed that there could still be plenty of surprises to come in the race for British team selection .
24 Its stairs and passages are crowded with students ; the air is loud with their shouts and laughter as they greet each other on the first day of the new term .
25 On the first day of the show , working trial tests are held , reflecting the interest in this aspect of the breed .
26 Christian worship on the first day of the week celebrates the whole life of the Christian .
27 Units are valued on the last working day of each month and are allocated on the first day of the following month , after the receipt of your premium .
28 None delighted Palace supporters more than the hat-trick he scored on the opening day of 1935–36 , to enable the Palace to beat Cardiff City 3–2 — and Palace record-keepers will wish to note that this is the only occasion upon which a Palace winger has netted a hat-trick on the first day of the season .
29 More than 25000 visitors crammed the 500 plus stands on the first day of the show , in Ghent , to look at new developments in materials science , biotechnology , microelectronics and engineering .
30 The first two rounds were on the first day of the Championships , and I cruised them comfortably .
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