Example sentences of "[adj] [art] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sixteen months later , in January 1858. the first tenants were already in their new farmhouses . |
| 2 | In 1275 the first statute of Westminster spoke of Edward 's concern to improve the lot of both the church and the realm generally : the statute was issued |
| 3 | Eventually in 1275 the first Statute of Westminster appears to have provided that the ravishment of any woman was an offence punishable with a penalty of two years ' imprisonment and ransom and in 1285 the second Statute of Westminster turned this into a capital offence . |
| 4 | In 1852 he became the first Moderator of the new Presbytery of Otago Province and in 1869 the first Chancellor of the University of Otago . |
| 5 | Am I right in saying then i i is the first thing we need to agree on whether we 're gon na have a staff comment , and a pupil comment on there is tha , is that the first decision ? |
| 6 | tragic that 's a good word to start from it 's the first thing they 're gon na look at after the headline so it 's pretty important that that the first word , I think looting was an excellent choice here . |
| 7 | After that the First Lady started wanting to be a wife , mother and grandmother again . |
| 8 | Is that the first part was on last week ? |
| 9 | The other guideline which was issued was namely that of capital , where the a accepted the general guidelines which appeared in the county papers and as far as this Committee was concerned , would mean the general acceptance of all those items which appear in that the first year of that capital programme , subject to the proviso that the revenue contemplated and the benefits of the capital programme will be considered by Policy Panel in its forthcoming meeting . |
| 10 | ‘ I mean , when you were a moral tutor , was that the first line ? |
| 11 | And I dream of dying in a great tree … burning … is that the first forest ? ’ |
| 12 | Is that that the first book ? |
| 13 | It its a big task , em er the thing is that I think that that the first point of call is one is that we get the questionnaire out and see whether you know the one where can we can the questionnaires to all the neighbourhood watch is it , w w we prepare the questionnaire and we get on and send it out , right . |
| 14 | Was that the first hint , no more than a joke really , that they might stay at Wyvis Hall , that they might live there ? |
| 15 | So is that the first time you 've done that new , that song today |
| 16 | Is that the first time you 've done that song ? |
| 17 | However , as the contractor is free to time the work within the contract period it wold be illogical for the contractor to be able to claim the cost and time effects of an influence which might have caused further delay but did not in fact do so ; and in the situation described it is likely that the first cause rules . |
| 18 | Given the need for an extensive approach within the limitations noted above , and given that the first stage of the fieldwork demonstrated that heroin users generally confine themselves to specific networks , it was decided to use a ‘ network analysis ’ approach using the technique of snowball sampling , or chain referral ( Fraser and Hawkins 1984 , p. 82 ) . |
| 19 | Continuation of inflation at this kind of rate would cause the whole problem to recur in that the value of gold stocks , at the new fixed price , would be regarded as insufficient in relation to the rising value of trade , and speculation on a further gold price rise , against the dollar , would redouble ( as it would have been proved so profitable the first time ) . |
| 20 | A professional photographer 's livelihood is dependent on getting it right the first time and most are members of either the Master Photographers Association or the British Institute of Professional Photography . |
| 21 | It is much cheaper to spend a little longer thinking about them beforehand and getting them right the first time rather than the second , third or fourth time around . |
| 22 | Bombed as we were , we got that sonofabitch right the first time , I 'll tell you . |
| 23 | Much more cost effective is n't it if things to be done once rather than have to do reading them two or three times and generally the reason that things are repeated a number of times is that perhaps people are not really quite sure or not that that are systems , yet productivity the better trained people are people who can do things , get it right the first time and they can do more work ca n't they than somebody else you are not having to pick it up as the manager responsible and put mistakes right . |
| 24 | ‘ If I were you I 'd get it right the first time . ’ |
| 25 | I did n't really think I should advise , except to say , ‘ I got it right last time I did it — I hope you get it right the first time you do it ’ . |
| 26 | At eleven the first TV film crew turned up . |
| 27 | Who would have dreamed she would be so fiery the first time ? |
| 28 | On 26 January 1986 the first protest against the proposed lignite mining took place when over 2,000 people marched from Moortown school to the Old Cross at Ardboe where they held a rally . |
| 29 | 1.2 The first point is of general importance to both liability and quantum : namely , that the basic rule relating to evidence contained in RSC Ord 38 , r1 ( see Appendix C ) and CCR Ord 20 , r4 provides that questions of fact should be proved at the hearing of any action begun by writ or of any action in a county court by the examination of witnesses orally in open court . |
| 30 | In 1452 the first sugarmill ( water-powered ) was constructed . |