Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , where the contribution , if any , is not sufficient to make up the difference , the Legal Aid Board has a first charge on any property , including money , recovered or preserved by the assisted party in the proceedings . |
| 2 | Verstehen has a first , primary sense of ‘ empathy ’ or ‘ direct understanding ’ , which tells the inquirer what action is being performed . |
| 3 | ‘ Makepeace has a first from Reading , you know . ’ |
| 4 | Bob Logist had the first and the last round drawn and the remainder for Leonard , while Joe Cortez gave the fourth , fifth , ninth and 10th rounds to Duran to produce the narrowest margin , 116-111 . |
| 5 | It was commonly held that the first lord to whom he had sworn fealty had the first call on his service ; but in some cases it was held that the richest fief gave the vassal his strongest obligation ; or again , that it depended on the circumstances , on which lord had the greatest need — a lord must be helped if he was fighting in self-defence , but his claim was less if he was fighting in someone else 's defence ; or the vassal might be expected to fight on both sides , that is to say , to provide troops for both armies . |
| 6 | The jesus man had a first class in history behind him , and a first class with distinction in English Literature behind him , and was president of the university mountaineering club . |
| 7 | Sandra Bernhard MC 'd the first part of the show alongside American Vogue 's André Leon Talley , Daniel de la Falaise escorted Kylie Minogue down the runway , BodyMap 's David Holah and film-maker John Maybury appeared in drag , as did Pierre and Gilles dressed as bride and groom . |
| 8 | It is a good touch to have the first two cards the ones your ‘ opponent ’ turned over . |
| 9 | Denis and his new gang had the first and the last laugh … only 11 minutes had gone when Cusack set Chrissy Allen up for a prize goal … |
| 10 | Therefore those at the top of the pile have no first hand knowledge of the cause of a failure virus , while the employees who understand the failure have no power to change the process which caused it . |
| 11 | The site layout had a first premium of £500 , a second of £200 and a third of £100 . |
| 12 | There my father wore the first pair of plus-fours and my mother had the first Eton crop ( an accident of her father 's home hairdressing ) . |