Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb pp] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet in all save one of the cases decided at first instance , the court has held that the surety covenant does not touch and concern the land … |
| 2 | It does n't lay down rigid guidelines to be followed , it just suggests erm penalties for average offences committed by first offenders of average means , and it provides a starting point for magistrates to think about . |
| 3 | Tallying up their invoices , many participants agreed with first time exhibitor Peter Findlay who , when asked if he would ‘ do ’ The Art Show again next year , replied , ‘ I 'd do it again next month ’ . |
| 4 | For most of the time the ‘ Big Bird ’ preferred to sacrifice the flat-out pace of his team-mates for accuracy and control , taking wickets by making the ball swing and cut , and so in Tests was for some years used as first or second change bowler . |
| 5 | Peregrine and Charles sped down to join spectators all of whom knew the difficulties presented by first steps in skiing , and who were now gathering to watch their less proficient comrades make fools of themselves . |
| 6 | Vamplew has worked out that almost half of the players registered with First Division clubs in 1910 never played a League match . |
| 7 | These are compared and the results used to assess the extent of the total user population ( N ) according to the formula N = Nl x N2/X , where Nl is the number of users identified by first sample , N2 is the number of users identified by second sample , and X is the number of users in N2 previously identified by Nl . |
| 8 | The professional competencies required of first and second level nurses are commensurate with the level and duration of initial nurse training , and these are examined more closely in Chapter 7 when discussing changes in nursing practice generally . |
| 9 | The quart bottle of Nettles scheduled for first prize in the raffle was replaced by the top job and the winning ticket , always known on these occasions as ‘ Ken 's shilling ’ , went to Norvm Homstat . |
| 10 | Shares of Cirrus Logic Inc plunged 30% on heavy volume following the company 's disappointing fiscal fourth quarter figures ( CI No 2,158 ) : Cirrus reported earnings of 10 cents a share , and the mean estimate of seven analysts surveyed by First Call had put fourth-quarter earnings at 31 cents a share ; Cirrus said it experienced a decline in profitability because of demand fluctuations in the disk-drive industry , where inventories are high ; analysts said its earnings wo n't improve until the September quarter ; disk guru Jim Porter , president of Disk/Trend , said some of Cirrus ' earnings shortfall is likely coming from Conner Peripherals Inc , which also recently disappointed Wall Street with its own results , because the rest of the disk drive industry is still healthy ; analysts also told Reuter that Cirrus is facing tougher competition in disk controllers from Adaptec Inc , Milpitas , California . |