Example sentences of "in [prep] the first [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Most of the children came in during the first two days and our helplines were flooded with calls , but they appear to have calmed down now . ’ |
2 | That settled , I booked myself in for the first two weeks of August , five months after my operation . |
3 | That , that is , that is the way that they were chosen , and two years ago , I think , we put one point two million pounds in for the first seven schemes . |
4 | It may also be useful to have a risk management consultant in for the first few meetings , if only to kick-start the process and provide a few , objective ‘ what if ? ’ questions . |
5 | The delay necessitated going back to the trough for a third-round of venture capital after going through the $12m brought in by the first two rounds . |