Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [adj] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most primitive of these first threads is the umbilical cord which binds mother to child . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm going to have to clear some of this first , though . |
| 3 | What 's wrong with this first floor ? |
| 4 | Amongst all these fugitives seeking to surrender to the British in those first few days were the two groups whose fate is the particular concern of this report . |
| 5 | They are so frequent these days in London , which has eight of 20 First Division clubs , that we must expect aesthetic considerations to be overridden . |
| 6 | Moreover , the shell 's hand is a qualitative , readily discernible property controlled by genetic processes such as those first evinced from the work of Gregor Mendel . |
| 7 | All morning the world 's top cyclists will have been reconnoitring the course , selecting their gear ratios and the most suitable of their many bikes , looking at the route for the best way through corners , testing the strength and direction of the wind — looking for anything that will give them that little extra in this first trial of strength , which will be clocked in tenths and hundredths of a second . |
| 8 | We chatted so much on that first date , and then Denise asked me out to dinner the next night . |
| 9 | GAIM aims to produce a complete mathematics assessment scheme appropriate to all first to fifth year students in secondary schools . |
| 10 | Neither Morgan nor Engels denied that he had no direct evidence at all for this first primeval stage of total promiscuity . |
| 11 | Many of these first algae of the season are released from ice floes ; as the pack ice melts , initially at its northern edge and later across its whole width , diatoms and other algal cells that have been trapped in its interstices are liberated into the sea and soon begin to divide rapidly . |
| 12 | Many of those first placed in charge of rural posts proved unsuitable , and were dismissed for abuse of power . |
| 13 | But worst of all in those first winter days was the cold . |
| 14 | In the kouros this development takes the form of ever more accurate rendering of observed natural forms , always controlled by a strong feeling for pattern ; but the idea is hardly yet present in these first efforts . |
| 15 | The daughter of Bustino appeared to have no chance at halfway on that first outing , since she was well in arrears of the front-running hot-pot Hawker Hunter . |
| 16 | Shelley was intrigued by this first clash of wills between them . |
| 17 | I mean fortunately you put all that in that first letter did n't you ? |
| 18 | Another factor which may have been important in this first year of the reforms was the determination of these pioneering fundholders to ensure the success of the scheme . |
| 19 | As Liverpool have been all Greek to most First Division clubs for a decade , Swansea 's chances do not seem that brilliant , but … and that ‘ but ’ is the delight of the FA Cup . |
| 20 | After a shaky start full back Nick Pickering got himself booked after only 42 seconds for chopping down Worrall Sterling Quakers restricted Posh to three first half chances , even though the promotion chasers enjoyed most possession . |
| 21 | They 're desperate for that first drink . |
| 22 | They 're desperate for that first drink . |
| 23 | Among them were men from Dulé 's people — five of this first shipment of slaves ; they were all to work on the new sugar plantation ; to stake out canefields in the rainforest . |
| 24 | But anyone taking out a loan from Lloyds Bank between Monday and 31 December may win one of five first prizes worth £7,500 each , 20 smaller ones valued at £1,600 , or an Olympus camera . |
| 25 | Cos it was one of those first ones that was sponsored by |
| 26 | I just wan na catch one of these first |
| 27 | A bonus disk is available when you register the package which adds to the range of educational themes available from this first class author . |
| 28 | PAMELA : Indeed , sir , it is impossible I should be ungrateful to your honour or disobedient , but when your commands are contrary to that first duty which will ever be the principle of my life . |
| 29 | You see , they might have enough for that first barrel load of bricks , and the first bag of cement and sand but perhaps the money will run out shortly after that ? |
| 30 | Roughly two-thirds of all students enrolled were in science and technology , the fields which remained particularly dominant in part-time first degree courses . |