Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [adj] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have got back on the adrenalin and enthusiasm for these first few matches and hopefully in the next six weeks you will see the best of me . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ The Queen Mother was always my favourite after that first invitation to play before her , ’ he said . |
| 3 | In the gap between that first Hayward retrospective and the current show of paintings from the last decade , Riley has had significant exhibitions in many countries , including two major touring shows . |
| 4 | Montgomerie , one of the leading contenders for this first event of the year on the Spanish mainland , was reluctant to react to the fine announced from Tour headquarters at Wentworth . |
| 5 | Everything that happened to Millie during that first week in the House of Christ the Saviour she objected to . |
| 6 | I left for my weekend break after those first five days wanting to hug everyone I met . |
| 7 | God knows , she needed it , considering her obvious distress after that first night . |
| 8 | Perhaps I should not leave our subject without a special mention of modern first editions , which have a special appeal to many collectors . |
| 9 | The result of that first year ? |
| 10 | As a result of this first extensive conquest of Saxony , three-quarters of the Saxons did homage to Charles , but not for long . |
| 11 | " We then proceeded with the examination of the boys in the presence of the Mayor and several Ladies and Gentlemen of the Town , Mr. Prescott [ sic ] the Rector of Stockport being the Examiner ; and considering the recent re-endowment and establishment of the School , and that many of the children when first admitted were unable to read , and the majority very backward in their learning , we have much pleasure in reporting that the result of this first public examination was very satisfactory and that it was apparent that the Master and Usher had faithfully discharged their duties . " |
| 12 | The result of this first recount , announced on May 25 , gave Balaguer 669,073 votes to Bosch 's 647,369 . |
| 13 | Having expected a leisurely discussion , Luce was surprised by the brevity of this first meeting . |
| 14 | Completion of this first phase is anticipated by Q3 1993 , to be followed in turn by other areas of the business — accounting , treasury , personnel , and so on — until ultimately the whole company is covered . |
| 15 | The new Committee for Art and Design was then faced with a major review of 127 first degree courses . |
| 16 | The most important engagement of that first campaign was the fiercely contested battle at Freiburg against Bavarian forces . |
| 17 | In a further echo of that first contract with Island , Branson bought the New York house of Island 's managing director Chris Blackwell — a charming brownstone on Perry Street , in Greenwich Village — to use as offices . |
| 18 | The Upchers did not want anything elaborate , and although Repton had been famous for castellated picturesqueness , here was the perfect chance to create simple neo-classicism , which was all he secretly cared for and the conventional essence of those first twenty years of the nineteenth century . |
| 19 | Hounslow , the holders , Havant and East Grinstead all gained clear-cut victories to qualify for away ties against other First Division sides in the eighth finals , and an England player scored for each of them . |
| 20 | So only twenty percent , only one fifth of this client 's premium is going to buy units in those first four years . |
| 21 | After that the total amounts , or even a bit more if we look at it , erm , what over factor , Janet , no John , it must be John 's turn now , affects the allocation to units in those first four years by looking at that table . |
| 22 | the management were , were clearly trying to identify the , the whole process in regard to the machine shops in particular first of all , so that when they did move into the fitting er departments , they would have all the materials there necessary to , to give our members the , the feeds you know , for , for producing the m er items . |
| 23 | Our study has collected data from 10 first wave fundholding practices and seven non-fundholding practices to measure their use of hospital care ( inpatient and outpatient ) , the speed and nature of the hospitals ' response to requests from the practices , prescribing patterns and costs , and any innovations or changes introduced in practice based facilities , as well as monitoring the views and experience of general practitioners , hospital consultants , and patients . |
| 24 | More significant is the fact that the actual rhyming words in each first half are repeated once or more in each second half , as for instance ‘ seen ’ in the first stanza , ‘ leaves ’ in the second , ‘ feet ’ and ‘ roam ’ in the third , and so on . |
| 25 | All the pictures in that first exhibition were sold before preview night and , in the weeks that followed , Marlborough built a waiting list of nearly 200 names . |
| 26 | In that ten-year period there was a slight decrease in overall first admission rates ; — 4 per cent for males and — 16 per cent for females . |
| 27 | Even more did she rely on the guidance of Sir Keith Joseph , another rebel against the Heath interlude , whose speeches in 1974 first traced the clear lines of monetarism and market strategy which by 1979 had become the orthodoxy in many Conservative circles . |
| 28 | In this study attitudinal data were collected by means of interviews and questionnaires from 10 first wave fundholding practices in the Northern Regional Health Authority . |
| 29 | Champions Bath also made it two wins out of two after thrashing London Irish 42-16 thanks to two first half tries from prop Victor Ubogu . |
| 30 | So how many pence would you pay for a gram on that first bar ? |