Example sentences of "their [noun pl] [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This gave warning to the outside interests and to members and gave them time to gather their thoughts and explain their views before the first reading , which was purely formal but provided for the printing of the bill . |
| 2 | Perhaps this was what those few loud-mouthed rabbit-eyed creatures who dropped their bombs at the first flak and then came back and talked about the target area had felt like . |
| 3 | South Korean electronics companies have revised upwards their export targets for this year , encouraged by a surge in their shipments during the first quarter of this year : Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it had raised its export target to $6,200m from its original target of $5,800m , and from $4,700m last year ; Goldstar Co Ltd said it would be able to export $3,400m this year , up from its previous target of $3,200m and the $2,570m last year ; Daewoo Electronics Co Ltd says it sees a smaller increase . |
| 4 | Some others , however , like the earl of Sandwich , sent their sons in the first instance to the local grammar school . |
| 5 | The Lincolnshire ones lost all their sons in the first World War , except one invalid one , and became rather impoverished , and the Norfolk Baileys hung on to a lot of the money . |
| 6 | In every production there comes an awkward jerky stage when the cast abandon their books for the first time , but for The Hooded Owl it seemed to be going on longer than usual . |
| 7 | Graham Stamper and Mick Jones scored their goals in the first half , after Dean Ashton had given the home side an early lead . |
| 8 | World At One and PM increased their ratings in the first week of the campaign and Today maintained its 1.3 million audience . |
| 9 | Standing in front of the hall is a war memorial , which records the names of 13 men who served and/or lost their lives during the First World War . |
| 10 | The clock was installed in 1920 with money raised by the parishioners with the intention of creating a long-lasting memorial to those who served and gave their lives in the First World War . |
| 11 | For many , the thought of leaving their parents for the first time left them subdued . |
| 12 | To make the country even more civilized the railways were embarking on building great hotels by their stations for the first time . |
| 13 | It will trace the roots of nationalist sentiments from their beginnings during the First World War , through to the election of the first national government in the history of the islands , the Peoples Nationalist Movement , in 1956 . |
| 14 | In the Third World new nations were flexing their muscles for the first time . |
| 15 | This had forced general managers of the second wave into the reactive mould characteristic of their predecessors in the first wave . |
| 16 | They were directed back to their positions by the first assistant and his megaphone , and a second take began ; Miranda was now able to make some sketches of the action as well , as she knew its shape . |
| 17 | In fact Manawatu shattered the Irish with their 58–24 win , and the tourists were in no mood to outwit a rampant All Black side stung by their faults in the First Test . |
| 18 | ENGLAND 'S Colts emulated their seniors for the first time in three seasons at the Parc de Pugh in Brecon by toppling the Welsh Youth in no uncertain fashion . |
| 19 | Yeah you only need to write their details on the first page in which they appear . |
| 20 | From April 1992 , there has been a tax concession on both college fees and the cost of study material which leads to Vocational Qualifications , consequently those financing themselves on HCIMA programmes do not have to pay the tax element of their fees in the first place . |
| 21 | One study of Scottish babies showed that 90 per cent of mothers started to train their babies during the first year with half of the middle class and a quarter of the working class starting before 6 months of age ( Drillien 1964 ) . |
| 22 | Hundreds more Herefordians are expected to risk their morals at the first show in the city early next month . |
| 23 | With the gale and hail at his back , Bradford and Bingley 's flyhalf Peter Rutledge scored all their points in the first half , converting his own try and succeeding with four penalty goals . |
| 24 | With the gale and hail at his back , Bradford and Bingley 's flyhalf Peter Rutledge scored all their points in the first half , converting his own try and succeeding with four penalty goals . |
| 25 | Harrogate scored all their points in the first half with a try by their Yorkshire scrum half , Guy Easterby , from a blind side scrum move , Steve Baker touching down a try following a tap penalty move . |
| 26 | As one jaundiced critic put it in 1733 : " A set of brocaded tradesmen cloathed in purple and fine linen , and faring sumptuously every day , raising to themselves immense wealth , so as to marry their daughters to the first rank , and leave their sons such estates as to enable them to live in the same degree . |
| 27 | Over the past 30 years investors in American and British IPOs who sold their shares on the first trading day earned returns of 15% and 12% respectively . |
| 28 | I know there is a public perception that everyone should sell their shares at the first opportunity , but I think this could be a big mistake . ’ |