Example sentences of "for the first [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it was back to Melbourne for the first of the final matches . |
| 2 | All the signs are that it will be a holding speech , waiting until December for the first of the combined spending and taxing Budgets , with , maybe , some radical tax reforms thrown in . |
| 3 | As well as campaigning for the first of the two alternatives , and for balanced representation on the licensing body , the society will introduce the abortion amendment . |
| 4 | The audience were in their seats for the first of the two evening performances . |
| 5 | Leonard was a natural choice for the first of the new series , both in bearing and background he represented , not merely McGill , but Canada itself ; he was accordingly approached . |
| 6 | On a recent flight over the area a crane was to be seen alongside the existing hangars , and the timber-framing for the first of the new houses was already taking shape . |
| 7 | Plans for the first of the Italian journeys had been hatched in Vienna , and Leopold had obtained letters of recommendation from the Emperor , among others . |