Example sentences of "[adj] the first [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was that the first in Gala ? |
| 2 | LARKS : Alaudidae. pp. 199–205 The first of the passerine or songbird families ( see p. 10 ) . |
| 3 | Note that here the submatrix unc is unc and we can take the first two columns as linearly independent ; the third is obtained by subtracting half the first from the second . |
| 4 | In 1879 the first of the Thames upriver colliers was built to pass under Westminster and Vauxhall bridges . |
| 5 | On 1 January 1788 the first of nine sheets were complete . |
| 6 | Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed , who had unveiled in June Malaysia 's Second Outline Perspective Plan for 1991-2000 ( OPP2 — see p. 38293 ) , presented to the House of Representatives on July 10 the first of the decade 's two more detailed five-year plans , the Sixth Malaysia Plan ( SMP ) . |
| 7 | NCR CORP 'S TOP-END PORTS DUE OUT — HP 9000 THE FIRST OF FOUR |
| 8 | Payne 's was a splendid effort , for he three-putted the first from 12ft . |
| 9 | ( 1 ) that as between two competing holders of equitable interests , if their equities are equal the first in time prevails and ( 2 ) that a bona fide purchaser for value of a legal interest takes free of earlier equitable interests of which he as no notice at the time of purchase . |
| 10 | In 1949 the first of several quality exhibition matches took place arranged by Frank Francis-Francis , a friend to the Club in general and to the Artisans in particular . |
| 11 | If you wan na make a point about that well well we 'll point about them erm there is er a comment erm in this erm erm yeah on paragraph , paragraphs four and five , page five the first of we will buy them including all the legislation that will reduce and if you got up to page three , paragraph six there 's a claim that levels are eight percent higher on the same money ! |
| 12 | In 1919 the first of the Rubies landed in Brazil and there have been regular importations ever since . |
| 13 | On Aug. 19 the first of 23,108 prisoners were released from prison as a result of a presidential pardon issued on Peasants ' Day , July 7 . |
| 14 | has been considerable , Chairman my one concern which has in fact shared by Mrs as Mr referred in , in his letter is erm how long is this experiment should run for erm how long five point seven the first of three months , although the wording is n't , it is in fact half the recommendation , I would want to er agree with Mrs suggest that this be six months , erm because three months particularly in the winter months ca n't , ca n't really be considered a very thorough experimental period . |