Example sentences of "some [noun] [prep] the first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | FORGET the time recorded by Clydal Pal in the opening heats of the Ulster Derby ( 550 ) and give him some support in the first semi-final at Dunmore Stadium tomorrow night . |
| 2 | We include here some notes on the first production but subsequent directors may find many different ways of presenting the text . |
| 3 | Large areas of western Scotland , mid- and North Wales and the upland zones of the North and South West of England have exhibited population gains , in some cases for the first time in over a century . |
| 4 | In the event of trouble , many of the non-union operators now would have easier access — in some cases for the first time — to the political system and its protective police arm . |
| 5 | Along with the island 's hydro-electric scheme — bringing power to some houses for the first time — and the harbour improvements , the incident will probably go down in Shetland annals as another stage in Foula 's modernisation . |
| 6 | I just Heard these … some indication of the first choice team . |
| 7 | Inflation , which fell in the second half of 1989 , rose in some countries in the first half of 1990 , was anticipated to increase further in 1990 due in part to oil price increases . |
| 8 | The proposal made some changes to the first paragraph of Security Council Resolution 598 , dealing with a ceasefire and the withdrawal of troops , in line with Iraqi demands . |
| 9 | For at least some people of the first generation , Creole has symbolic value as a language of black identity , and those individuals may try to maintain their " Caribbeanness " by keeping their speech as close to Creole as possible . |
| 10 | The responses of those surveyed revealed some ignorance concerning the first question . |
| 11 | With this in mind , we searched out one of Britain 's leading exponents of the Gothic bodice-ripper and asked her to inject some life into the first ascent of the Eiger 's north face . |
| 12 | JO DURIE , Clare Wood and Anne Hobbs did their best to banish a nine-month-old nightmare yesterday when they defeated Indonesia 3-0 in some style in the first round of the Federation Cup here . |
| 13 | He was also on many council committees , and chaired the committee which excluded some members of the first Protectorate Parliament . |
| 14 | The thrill of crossing the Knucklas viaduct with its castellated ends , some members for the first time . |
| 15 | She talked with him for nearly ten minutes , and as the officers drew her away , Walford snatched her hand and kissed it , ‘ some tears for the first time rolling down his cheeks ’ . |
| 16 | Cheap solar energy conversion has been a dream of some scientists since the first oil crisis back in the late 1970s . |
| 17 | ‘ If we had a full-strength team , you can rest assured we would take some beating in the First Division . ’ |
| 18 | The recruitment of colonial troops , mainly by the French who hoped by this means to offset the demographic superiority of the Germans ( a subject anxiously discussed in the 1860s ) , brought some others for the first time into a European environment . |
| 19 | Section headings which were found only in some chapters in the first edition have been extended through each chapter . |
| 20 | ‘ Every time I look at it I see some detail for the first time — a tiny insect on a stone , a bird half hidden by foliage , a shadow which yesterday escaped me . |
| 21 | Over the first four years , the company projected an income growth from some £60,000 in the first year of operation to £555,000 by the fourth year . |
| 22 | It took some time for the first volunteers to come forward . |