Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is particularly important for letters travelling long distances , as it is not possible for first class letters to make the journey between certain places by the next day unless they are posted early . |
| 2 | The Discovery Holiday is very popular with first time visitors to Amsterdam as there is so much to see and do in the City , it is sometimes difficult to know where to begin . |
| 3 | According to Dromey and Taylor , it was clear from first day that the police : |
| 4 | The situation in RENFE appears somewhat different at first sight . |
| 5 | The answer , I think , is quite clear when you look at the definition again , but it is not necessarily clear at first reading . |
| 6 | In some cases it was not clear at first sight whether exclusive possession was in fact granted . |
| 7 | Charming at first sight is this picture of the warm-blooded sailor who sets out to win a girl because he has been told he is beneath her . |
| 8 | Even from the low altitudes attainable by First War aircraft , observers could see simultaneously their own long-range guns and the targets being pounded far behind the enemy lines . |
| 9 | Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton 's father was Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton , first Baron Lytton as distinct from first Earl , and wrote some massive novels including Eugene Aram ( 3 vols. 1832 ) , The Last Days of Pompeii ( 3 vols. 1834 ) , The Caxtons ( 3 vols. 1849 ) and The Last of the Barons ( 1843 ) . |
| 10 | And now I 'll do the other half of my reef knot , right , and tuck the ends in immediately , they do n't like seeing ends because they 're considered dangerous in first aid so do n't forget to do it , do the knot , tuck it in all in one movement and then it 's done , okay , how does that feel ? |
| 11 | McCALL Header off line crucial in first half , while surging runs and accurate long-range passes made him thorn in Leeds ' flesh 8 |
| 12 | The door illustrated here may look pretty ordinary at first glance . |
| 13 | Of these CorelDRAW is a good bet if your drawing needs are ( or may become ) fairly sophisticated ; Graphics Works is ideal for first time users , because they can pick it up and get on with the job from scratch with the minimum of fuss ; and if you want good page layout software to support your images , The Publisher 's Treasure Chest is a good choice . |
| 14 | Until Sunday , of course , when the Crusaders 's 30–0 walloping of First Division Wakefield was the Regal Trophy 's shock result . |
| 15 | Designers quickly learnt that nothing could be satisfactory on first viewing . |
| 16 | From far above the glacier looked like modern art , a canvas of grey-white curiously etched with black lines that appeared random at first sight , but in which a symmetry could at length be discerned . |
| 17 | Discussion with staff , parents and children may well reveal strengths that are not obvious at first sight . |
| 18 | There are many topographical names which have lasted down to the present in a perfectly straightforward fashion ( the articles or toponymical qualifiers being dropped ) , such as Field , Bridge , Ford , Green , Lake , Lane , Orchard , Townsend , Gate and so on , but others are less obvious in their modern guises — Atwell and Attwood , Byfield and Byway are clear enough as examples in which the definite article has become assimilated , but others like Boveton = above town , and Binetheton — below town , are not so obvious at first sight , neither are Biart — dweller near the enclosure , Stanners = dweller at the stone house , or Leese = dweller by the pasture . |
| 19 | It was as difficult for her to see Troy 's bad qualities , which he kept carefully hidden , as to admire Gabriel Oak 's good ones , which were not all obvious at first sight . |
| 20 | But other interpretations may not be so obvious at first sight . |
| 21 | This alchemical characteristic is peculiar to photography , where the mind and heart have potential to blend with the structure of the image , coding it above and beyond what is obvious at first glance . |
| 22 | This alchemical characteristic is peculiar to photography , where the mind and heart have potential to blend with the structure of the image , coding it above and beyond what is obvious at first glance . |
| 23 | Jo pulled nervously at the top of her dress ; it was also of satin , a pink so pale that it appeared white at first glance , swathed tightly around her long-waisted body and embroidered all over with pearls , brilliants and crumbs of coral . |
| 24 | Such a definition is likely to be opaque at first reading , but what it essentially states is that communication consists of the " sender " intending to cause the " receiver " to think or do something , just by getting the " receiver " to recognize that the " sender " is trying to cause that thought or action . |
| 25 | With one round still to play in the Interpolis tournament in Tilburg , Holland , he is already sure of first place . |
| 26 | For an extensive range of shade cards in various qualities and covering over 300 colours send £1.50 to cover cost and postage ( refundable with first order for two cones or more ) to : . |
| 27 | The 240 students were involved in first degree courses . |
| 28 | Patient 304 — over 100 adenomatous polyps present on first screen aged 35 years . |
| 29 | Their interpretability , however , must not be exaggerated ; their meanings are not necessarily wholly predictable on first acquaintance . |
| 30 | The move will be particularly helpful to first time buyers , a Halifax spokesman said , and the impact could be far more wide ranging in Scotland , where the average price paid by a first-time buyers is considerably less than the £51,500 paid by their counterparts in south-east England . |