Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] [adv] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | A person buys a new washing machine , and is unfortunate enough to discover that ( a ) the cabinet is badly scratched , and thus not of merchantable quality ; ( b ) the machine ripped up the first batch of clothes and half-flooded the kitchen ( ie it was not fit for the purpose ) ; and ( c ) the model delivered by the suppliers was not the model agreed upon in the shop ( ie the goods were not as described by the retailer ) . |
| 2 | It 's claimed the boy carried out the first attack behind a row of shops , holding his victim to stop her struggling , and laughing at her cries for help . |
| 3 | Although the conference brought about the first international agreement on a multilateral adjustment in exchange rates , it did not prevent the collapse of the adjustable peg system . |
| 4 | The housekeeper brought in the first dish . |
| 5 | The bare statistical truth of solvent abuse is that one in four of the children who die from the habit do so the first time they ever sniff glue or lighter fluid . |
| 6 | Indeed , in November , 1915 , American radio engineers on the tower picked up the first broadcast voices beamed across the Atlantic from Arlington , Virginia . |
| 7 | The film covers only the first two-thirds of the book but is dramatically more satisfying because it is the story of Tom Joad 's political awakening . |
| 8 | Increase the time on the outbound leg by half the difference between the time taken on the first turn from the entry heading ( 145° above ) and from the hold axis . |