Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [adj] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most primitive of these first threads is the umbilical cord which binds mother to child . |
| 2 | What 's wrong with this first floor ? |
| 3 | Amongst all these fugitives seeking to surrender to the British in those first few days were the two groups whose fate is the particular concern of this report . |
| 4 | All morning the world 's top cyclists will have been reconnoitring the course , selecting their gear ratios and the most suitable of their many bikes , looking at the route for the best way through corners , testing the strength and direction of the wind — looking for anything that will give them that little extra in this first trial of strength , which will be clocked in tenths and hundredths of a second . |
| 5 | GAIM aims to produce a complete mathematics assessment scheme appropriate to all first to fifth year students in secondary schools . |
| 6 | In the kouros this development takes the form of ever more accurate rendering of observed natural forms , always controlled by a strong feeling for pattern ; but the idea is hardly yet present in these first efforts . |
| 7 | The daughter of Bustino appeared to have no chance at halfway on that first outing , since she was well in arrears of the front-running hot-pot Hawker Hunter . |
| 8 | Shelley was intrigued by this first clash of wills between them . |
| 9 | Another factor which may have been important in this first year of the reforms was the determination of these pioneering fundholders to ensure the success of the scheme . |
| 10 | As Liverpool have been all Greek to most First Division clubs for a decade , Swansea 's chances do not seem that brilliant , but … and that ‘ but ’ is the delight of the FA Cup . |
| 11 | After a shaky start full back Nick Pickering got himself booked after only 42 seconds for chopping down Worrall Sterling Quakers restricted Posh to three first half chances , even though the promotion chasers enjoyed most possession . |
| 12 | They 're desperate for that first drink . |
| 13 | They 're desperate for that first drink . |
| 14 | A bonus disk is available when you register the package which adds to the range of educational themes available from this first class author . |
| 15 | PAMELA : Indeed , sir , it is impossible I should be ungrateful to your honour or disobedient , but when your commands are contrary to that first duty which will ever be the principle of my life . |
| 16 | Roughly two-thirds of all students enrolled were in science and technology , the fields which remained particularly dominant in part-time first degree courses . |
| 17 | It was May 's enthusiasm for pottery , which he communicated by publication , and Bushe-Fox 's perception of its importance for dating deposits that helped towards the artefact-orientated reports so common in that first half of this century . |
| 18 | Cauthen was very obviously impressed and excited by this first outing in Arazi 's three-year-old campaign . |
| 19 | If the foreigner is not dishonest at this first stage there is no need to ask the second question . |
| 20 | Welcome to Molyneux , Headley , Brian Horton 's with me , the United manager because he was brought up in this part of the world , must be very proud of what you brought up here for the second half Brian , but so disappointed after that first half showing . |
| 21 | Now we 're ready for that first flight . |