Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] in the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is still some disadvantage for the acquirer because it is more difficult to gain agreement to a change made subsequently than to a provision included in the first draft . |
| 2 | This certainly means that Adam 's heirs can not be alone in having a right to private property , but in saying this , it does not explain how such a right arises in the first place . |
| 3 | The overall increase in referral rates may seem disappointing to those who hoped that fundholding would provide a mechanism for reducing the demand for specialist care , but it was probably unrealistic to expect a shift to occur in the first year of the scheme . |
| 4 | But if they wish to exploit s381 Taxes Act 1988 ( " TA 1988 " ) , which enables losses of a trade sustained in the first three or four years to be carried back to entitle individuals to repayments of income tax paid in preceding years , they may instead form a partnership to acquire the assets and business . |
| 5 | Fig 7 shows a cascading sequence similar to a phrase played in the first part of the solo . |
| 6 | The Green Book claims universality , and so names no names ; but it is also a book written in the first instance for Libyans , to encourage them to create popular democracy . |