Example sentences of "of the [noun sg] [verb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | An ability to combine flamboyance as an opener with consistent run-scoring through two succesive seasons had , by last July , led elements of the press to strike the first chords of a fateful theme — ‘ Fordham for England ’ was its general , ominous import . |
| 2 | Whilst it is true that disadvantages arise from different aspects of the same dispute being adjudicated upon by different courts , it must be pointed out , on the one hand , that a plaintiff is always entitled to bring his action in its entirety before the courts for the domicile of the defendant and , on the other , that article 22 of the Convention allows the first court seised , in certain circumstances , to hear the case in its entirety provided that there is a connection between the actions brought before the different courts . |
| 3 | Article 1 of the Convention states the first of these aims . |
| 4 | As time was a most critical factor , No 4 Ferry Pool pilots at Prestwick , who had been advised of the conditions to be expected , were informed of the decision to ferry the first aircraft to Abbotsinch . |
| 5 | The foundation of the ECSC marks the first significant step towards European union that went beyond being merely consultative and intergovernmental in character . |
| 6 | It would be sad if ill-health were to deprive him of the chance to become the first democratically-elected president of South Africa . |
| 7 | In his Autumn Statement ( p 124 ) , the Chancellor of the Exchequer raised the first year capital allowance for plant and machinery ( excluding cars ) to 40% for 12 months from 1 November 1992 and introduced an initial allowance of 20% for industrial and agricultural buildings where contracts are placed before 31 October 1993 and they are brought into use before the end of 1994 . |
| 8 | Blanche , smiling blandly so as to appear co-operative , was ushered over to a corner of the room to record the first of a series of television interviews . |
| 9 | Captain Bligh of the Bounty took the first apples to Australia ; Jan van Riebeeck , the founder of Cape Settlement , took them to South Africa and the Pilgrim Fathers who boarded the Mayflower carried them to America . |
| 10 | Shortly after the breakfast party , perhaps the same evening , perhaps the next morning , the bridegroom 's mother would make her way to the home of the bride carrying the first load of treasure . |
| 11 | The completion of the draft marked the first substantive development on the issue , under negotiation by the 39 participating countries since 1968 . |