Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [pos pn] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Type I disease is usually seen in calves grazed intensively during their first grazing season , as the result of larvae ingested 3-4 weeks previously ; in the northern hemisphere this normally occurs from mid-July onwards . |
| 2 | Most students start with vague objectives or change direction quite fundamentally during their first year so that a wider range of courses is required including some broadly-based and some of a more specialized nature . |
| 3 | Science International certainly ranged widely during its first week , as well as getting across a few simple principles . |
| 4 | My Lord Mayor , the Local Management of Schools scheme er was reviewed first in the light of consultation which went on during its first full year of operation . |
| 5 | And Keith Rowland looked comfortable when he came on for his first cap in the second half … another lad who can do a useful job for Northern Ireland in years to come . |
| 6 | Mr Lamont said that the national lottery 's success would be kept under review , with the 12 per cent tax rate maintained only for its first year . |
| 7 | Ciaran Fitzgerald brought in Rob Saunders , not only for his first cap but as captain in that Championship last season . |
| 8 | D Company had spent the previous day digging a line of trenches to cover a series of vehicle checkpoints on all the main roads , and were just settling down for their first day 's occupation of the trenches . |
| 9 | Of the 35,000 who have been accepted , about 26,000 are expected to be at the start and these will include one of Britain 's most famous athletes , David Bedford , who has slimmed down for his first big race since he retired 11 years ago . |
| 10 | Brian Swan was first to the ball when Townsend 's penalty came off the right-hand post and Swan was also in support of the stand-off when he touched down for his first try . |
| 11 | Although only halfway through her first effort ( based , oh dear , on a dream ) she already has an agent and has made the shortlist of a first-time fiction writers ' competition , the Ian St James Awards , for a story drawn from the book . |
| 12 | So for its first half-century , after Weisthenes , the Athenian Council was an unpaid elected body , something which gave it an elite character which it may never wholly have lost . |
| 13 | MOTORIST Janet Glover put her new £10,000 Toyota Corolla in for its first service — and got it back with an unwanted extra . |
| 14 | In one group of eight , half chose to go in for their first farrowing ; the second time they farrowed , all eight went in . |
| 15 | To accommodate a passenger , a second seat was installed in an open cockpit ( later glazed ) forward of the pilot ( as was done on NASM 's XP–59A ) and the VIPs or observers were strapped in for their first ride . |
| 16 | Brian Rose was brought in for his first home Test and promised he would attack the bowling ; he was as good as his word and made 70 , but 33 from Gatting was the only other contribution as the last seven wickets went for 24 in fifty-two minutes . |
| 17 | Oxford crammed the midfield and brought keeper Paul Reece in for his first game of the season … he was made to work overtime as newly promoted Bolton chased their first league win … |
| 18 | Oxford crammed the midfield and brought keeper Paul Reece in for his first game of the season … he was made to work overtime as newly promoted Bolton chased their first league win … |
| 19 | There 'll be a change in defence tomorrow Kevan Smith is in for his first game |
| 20 | Bright , drafted in for his first start following injuries to David Hirst and Paul Warhurst , put them in front , but Trevor Francis 's men still had to settle for a point at Stamford Bridge . |
| 21 | Striker Don Goodman is rated as doubtful with a recurring groin injury , and if he has to stand down again Hawke is likely to come in for his first game of the season probably as a partner for ex-England and Boro man Peter Davenport . |
| 22 | Uhmm , I 'm not sure I share peoples convictions that Strachan will be a good manager for Leeds … especially as his first managerial job . |
| 23 | On Later Nick Cave and Shane MacGowan join together for their first televised rendering of their single ‘ What A Wonderful World ’ , Denim play ‘ Middle Of The Road ’ and ‘ The Osmonds ’ , while John Prine and En Vogue complete a varied bill . |
| 24 | The exhibition was called ‘ Take Five Plus ’ an original name developed three years ' ago when five designers clubbed together for their first exhibition . |
| 25 | They thought it over and only after their first choice , Eli Wallach , announced he would be doing a Broadway play instead of making the film , did they give the part to Sinatra . |
| 26 | In some traditional communities , even as late as the early 1930s , unmarried girls were married off within a month or so after their first menstruation ; until then , they were kept hidden inside their homes . |
| 27 | Late in life , Britten thought better of his first operatic venture but , as the time , it made him determined to escape from Auden 's artistic and personal domination . |
| 28 | They may come in in little pieces , but if the pieces can be stuck together the results usually show inside of their first forty-eight hours . |
| 29 | Harrogate were 9–0 down against their first round who had not had a try scored against them since October . |
| 30 | Harrogate were 9–0 down against their first round who had not had a try scored against them since October . |