Example sentences of "of [noun] at the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gonococcus , a micro-biological master of male chauvinism , not only gives virtually no clues as to its presence in an infected female , but , should she attend a clinic or specialist for the purposes of diagnosis , it will only reveal itself m-some 50 per cent of cases at the first visit compared to well over 90 per cent of cases in males . |
| 2 | After the Lord Mayor 's Show came the dust cart and the ignominy of defeat at the first hurdle next year . |
| 3 | A man like Guy Sterne was n't likely to blurt out a confession of guilt at the first accusation , was he ? |
| 4 | The inadequate map suggested villages lay ahead so we stopped on a jut of land at the first hint of cultivation : another delectable bivvy site . |
| 5 | He bought a bottle of brandy at the first liquor store he found and he began to drink . |
| 6 | Full of fire at the first performance , he would be worn out and as cold as marble at the third . |