Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [vb pp] first " in BNC.

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1 But this could not be done without noise , especially the last , and hearing it the defenders lit first torches and then large beacons along the walls and opened up with their guns .
2 Both hulls were flooded , the water driving backwards and forwards across the saloon deck as the waves lifted first one hull , then the other .
3 Tonight she would far rather have been getting on with a hundred and one other things , but conscience had dictated that she must get the books finished first .
4 Janet Tedstone ( 65 not out ) and Susie Kitson ( 35 ) shared a Test-best ninth-wicket stand of 99 in the rain-affected drawn first Test against New Zealand at Auckland .
5 Figure 4 shows that there were no great differences between the two sectors in the ares ranked first or second .
6 Contains a recent history of the module , with the most recent version of the module shown first .
7 Contains a recent history of the module , with the most recent version of the module shown first .
8 Whereas the Europeans aimed first and foremost at obtaining more brilliant jewels , the Indians were evidently constrained by the requirement to conserve the maximum weight of diamond and therefore aimed to cut more numerous and shallower facets to form a more dome-like gem .
9 But as the subject developed first the term ‘ multinational marketing ’ was coined and then ‘ global marketing ’ was added to the picture .
10 This information , together with the associated parts lists , is the information needed first in manufacturing departments to allow them to plan their contribution to the project .
11 This information , together with the associated parts lists , is the information needed first in manufacturing departments to allow them to plan their contribution to the project .
12 ‘ It depends whose pad the police hit first . ’
13 Occasionally , it 's the image broadcast first from the cover of the NME that defines a band , that sticks with them forever .
14 Therefore , not only were the more skilled elements of the tasks robotised first to save the wages of the more highly paid skilled labour , but by using robots management could be more certain that a critical weld on a critical component was being done to specification .
15 Specialist diving equipment distributor , Sea & Sea , has produced a purpose designed first aid box for divers and other water users .
16 The aim was to knock down 100 skittles , a feat achieved first by the hosts with just two points to spare .
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