Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the response at first was muted , for the Acts seem to have been ad hoc responses to a perceived crisis rather than an expression of a coherent programme . |
| 2 | in the tent with first light filtering |
| 3 | The majority of first and second division football clubs deal with transfer fees through the p&l account ; only Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth put their players on the balance sheet . |
| 4 | The variety at first seems bewildering , but leaving aside primitive creatures like jellyfish and corals which we have already discussed , and the much more advanced backboned fish , nearly all can be allocated to one of three main types : shelled animals , like clams , cowries and sea snails ; radially symmetrical creatures like starfish and sea urchins ; and elongated animals with segmented bodies varying from wriggling bristle worms to shrimps and lobsters . |
| 5 | The best track , rolling stock and journey times are to be found on the main intercity routes , where timetables and the provision of first class carriages and full catering services are aimed at the needs of the business community . |
| 6 | Lynam lit the fuse by first questioning captain Lineker about the mood in the squad and then turning on Taylor , who now says : ‘ I end up having a go at the ‘ housewives ' choice ’ and it really was n't me . |
| 7 | In a slightly different context , that of the attitude to be adopted by an appellate court where there has been a change in the circumstances of the plaintiff since the trial at first instance , Harman LJ enunciated the principle that , " the court should never speculate where it knows " : Curwen v James [ 1963 ] 1 WLR at p753 . |
| 8 | The project describes and appraises the policies and practices of institutions associated with the CNAA concerning the admission to first degree and DipHE programmes of applicants not holding standard entry qualifications and , where possible , to investigate arrangements made for the admission of such students with advanced standing . |
| 9 | Their lashes would be heavily caked whereas the newcomers were fearful of the technique at first . |
| 10 | ‘ Most important of all , though , you have considerable influence among the elite of First Level . |
| 11 | Thus to have application to race the theories of Hegel and Freud must undergo radical critique and transformation ; with some of Freud 's followers , it is even the case of first having to discredit an overtly racist psychiatry ( see e.g. Black Skin , 63 , 138 , 151 — 2 , 220 ; Wretched of the Earth , 240 — 50 ) . |
| 12 | Oxytocin-ergometrine ( Syntometrine ) was given after delivery of the anterior shoulder except in the case of first twins ( four in the regulated group and two in the random group ) . |
| 13 | The railway ticket was an indication of social standing , and , in the case of first class , a passport to protection . |
| 14 | that means you can always have baked beans on toast at lunch time , it 's the case of first week finding out . |
| 15 | I did n't realise the extent of the damage at first . |
| 16 | England threw away the advantage of first use of a good if not lighting-fast pitch by crashing from 138 for 2 to 207 all out just before 5.30 pm . |
| 17 | If agreement for mutual exchange is not reached at an early stage , the defendant will have the advantage of first sight of at least one of the plaintiff 's medical reports . |
| 18 | The minima are located at δ values corresponding to the alignment of first layer neighbouring atoms . |
| 19 | The decision in G. v. G. is of course now well known , but I reiterate it , since the matter has been raised in this case , that is that even if the appellate court would itself have preferred a different conclusion it must leave the decision of first instance undisturbed unless it could say the decision was wrong . |
| 20 | The Appellate Court of Illinois , affirming the decision at first instance , rejected both arguments , holding that VWoA was agent by operation of law as an ‘ involuntary agent ’ under a well-established doctrine in the law of Illinois , and that the Convention was inapplicable to service effected within the borders of the United States . |
| 21 | ‘ Reverting to the decision at first instance in the Leighton case , the report of the argument shows that the provisions of section 82(1) and ( 2 ) of the Act of 1925 were drawn to the attention of Luxmoore J. We feel no doubt that he would have appreciated that , even in the absence of a successful plea of forgery or non est factum , the section would in terms have conferred a discretion on the court to rectify the charges register , even as against the innocent chargees . |
| 22 | The Court of Appeal supported the decision at first instance to leave all four children at home but recognised that the local authority had been acting quite properly in bringing the case to court . |
| 23 | ( p944 ) His Lordship specifically rejected the argument that drivability was the sole test of merchantability and overturned the decision at first instance ( [ 1987 ] 2 WLR 353 ) where it is held that the vehicle was merchantable as its defects did not destroy " the workable character " of the machine . |
| 24 | We had a very bad time with Ken , the buyer at first . |
| 25 | Papers that survive the hurdle of first peer-review at The Lancet are sent for statistical assessment . |
| 26 | The faint silvery-white outline of his robe and his face were clearly discernible to her at all times , and so overpowering was the experience at first that in the early morning , as she poured out a cup of tea , she would pour a second cup and absent-mindedly walk towards the chair and say : ‘ Here 's a cup of tea for you , ’ and then jolt back to reality , shaking her head : ‘ Agh , I must be mad ! |
| 27 | If the person has been prepared for First Communion by being helped to develop a sense of belonging with others who believe , by being helped to develop a sense of the sacred , and by being helped to develop a sense of the presence of Jesus , and a desire to be in communion with Him and in communion with the others present , the experience of First Communion will be rich and powerful . |
| 28 | Should these general measures fail after a minimum three-month period the drug of first choice is probably a cardioselective β-blocking agent such as atenolol or metoprolol or alternatively a calcium antagonist such as nifedepine . |
| 29 | COLOMBO — Sri Lankan troops went on the offensive at first light yesterday after left-wing rebels defied a six-day government ceasefire and burnt dozens of vehicles and buildings , killing 61 people , Reuter reports . |
| 30 | The settlement of first generation Asian immigrants in this country has been characterized by social and spatial segregation from the indigenous population , which has been found to reflect a combination of social , economic and cultural factors . |