Example sentences of "[adj] the first of " in BNC.

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1 LARKS : Alaudidae. pp. 199–205 The first of the passerine or songbird families ( see p. 10 ) .
2 In 1879 the first of the Thames upriver colliers was built to pass under Westminster and Vauxhall bridges .
3 On 1 January 1788 the first of nine sheets were complete .
4 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 ) .
5 NCR CORP 'S TOP-END PORTS DUE OUT — HP 9000 THE FIRST OF FOUR
6 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 .
7 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 !
8 In 1919 the first of the Rubies landed in Brazil and there have been regular importations ever since .
9 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 .
10 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 .
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