Example sentences of "[noun] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Graham Taylor selected Clough as it became clear that Nottingham Forest have finally signed a transfer form which makes the striker the first summer addition to Souness 's squad . |
| 2 | But after 40 minutes the first wave of the military action ended and as dawn broke over the capital there was no sign of a ground operation . |
| 3 | After studying the situation for a few minutes the first macaque ran off and got a long stick . |
| 4 | The 1909 Royal Commission on the Poor Laws found that for widows the first recommendation of 1871 was generally observed , some Boards of Guardians going further and insisting that the widow maintain two children by herself before any relief was given , while others refused relief to healthy able-bodied widows no matter how many children they had . |
| 5 | In this case the first layer Ni atom is well imaged , but not the second layer Ni atom . |
| 6 | It is normal to select one preferred bidder and to attempt to keep a second or third bidder on hold in case the first bidder should withdraw . |
| 7 | Because , for reasons mentioned earlier , the itching may persist for some time , an just in case the first application was not exhaustive , it is quite common to advise a second treatment one week after the first . |
| 8 | In addition , the BLA argued that unlimited liability generated claims by encouraging unjustified risk-taking by solicitors , clients and lenders alike , and also made solicitors the first target for loss recovery when the fault occurred . |
| 9 | For both Chesterton and Williamson the first World War was a searing experience which provided lasting images of heroism , horror , comradeship , leadership and fear . |
| 10 | For one thing , this new record hits you straight at gut level the first time . |
| 11 | In other cases the first question will be to decide whether a contract was actually formed over the telephone . |
| 12 | It might be argued that the test procedure is thus shown to be at fault , since in all the above cases the first element can be shown to have a clear semantic function relative to the second element : in fact , it signals a sub-variety of the general category denoted by the second element . |
| 13 | In 30 cases the first biopsy was taken using a fibreoptic endoscope . |
| 14 | In most cases the first bin was ignored when fitting the distribution histograms ( see Fig 4 ) . |
| 15 | In a proportion of cases the first site of infection is the cervix , when there may not be any local pain . |
| 16 | There had been 169 executions in US states since the death penalty was restored by the Supreme Court in 1976 , most of them in conservative Southern states , but on April 6 Arizona had carried out its first execution for 29 years , while in March the first execution in Delaware since 1946 had been implemented . |
| 17 | PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES THE FIRST CUSTOMER |
| 18 | It did sting me a bit the first time I used it but has n't since . |
| 19 | Following a general election the first task of the new legislature was to choose the country 's President and Vice-President from amongst its four at-large senators . |
| 20 | Right so that was C one , C two it is a hundred and fifty miles from Hereford to London by rail Hereford is north of Cheltenham , it 's going up from Cheltenham is Hereford the first train in the morning takes three hours for the journey what 's its average speed ? |
| 21 | At Old Windsor the first group of five were Pavelka/Gots , Jannis/Jannis , Valerosi/Rossi , Ballard/Slater and Williams/Martin . |
| 22 | She ventured upon deck the first morning , and was approached by not one but three potential beaux , each with his hair curled and exuding a powerful odour of bergamot . |
| 23 | During several visits to the vessel , information was gleaned from USN crew members that all Spitfires on board the first sailing had taken-off successfully for Malta which was , at the time , being systematically bombed by a ruthless enemy . |
| 24 | Phase in your sunbathing gradually , starting with just one hour the first day , and increase your tanning time by perhaps an hour a day . |
| 25 | This is well exemplified in Fokine 's choreography fur the first Nocturne in Les Sylphides , where it can be said that the corps de ballet are marking the overall rhythm lasting sixteen or thirty-two bars , whilst the three soloists represent the shorter rhythmical phrases lasting four to ) eight bars . |
| 26 | It is when this mass of dancers divides and moves to the sides that the open space available for dancing is exposed fur the first time . |
| 27 | You had loads the first time round . |
| 28 | Not only was the Psittacidae the first volume ever to concentrate on a single species , it was , as Lear himself maintained , ‘ the first complete volume of coloured drawings of birds on so large a scale published in England , as far as I know — unless Audubon 's were previously engraved . ’ |
| 29 | Despite the dangers the first crew want to return … this time to help the child victims of the conflict . |
| 30 | Of course the first prerequisite was that he should be able to know his colleagues ' views before deciding whether or not he agreed with them , so he needed access to their report before it was officially released . |