Example sentences of "the [num ord] [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first pack concentrated on the individual 's renewal of personal faith , the second looked at the need for the Church itself to be open to , and continually responsive to the message of Christ through growth , development and change from within . |
| 2 | The second looks at the influence of " reference groups " ( section 1.4 below ) . |
| 3 | The Fitzallan 's played leading parts in Scottish life over several generations : the third Steward , Alan 's son , was appointed Justiciary for Scotland by King Alexander II ; the fourth fought at the Battle of Largs and was a Crusader ; and the fifth was appointed a Guardian of Scotland during the troubled times before the rise of William Wallace . |
| 4 | The first occurs at the transition from the institution to independence , when the girls were often in need of help and about to launch themselves on a course in life from which it might be hard to turn back . |
| 5 | Two ambulancemen , Mr Alan Woods and Mr Rob Lloyd of Putney Ambulance Station , who were among the first to arrive at the scene of the disaster a year ago , watched the morning trains speed by . |
| 6 | Male cotton leafworm moths fare better , because the first to arrive at the female releases a scent which acts as a jamming signal on its competitors . |
| 7 | Loretta was the first to arrive at the restaurant . |
| 8 | Sara ( Brinkley Dream Come True to Palamine ) was the first to win at the world famous show when , in the 1986 , she was judged best the in the Post Graduate class . |
| 9 | Pete Miles barged through for the third try at the start of the second half … |
| 10 | She was the last to arrive at the party . |