Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Mayoress , Marie Smailes , was away , so the Mayor , Coun Stephen Smailes , asked their god-daughter Emma Lee , of Patterdale Avenue , Newham Grange Estate , to stand in as first lady . |
| 2 | To some extent , the government 's policy of affordable housing will enable an element of affordable housing to be provided , but it wo n't satisfy the needs of either people who are currently on the bottom of the housing rung and seeking to move up , nor will h help people who might be seeking to afford to c to come in as first time buyers as opposed to people who are otherwise er some other arrangement through an affordable housing provider . |
| 3 | In the first quarter of 1994 , a SuperSparc-II kicks in with first silicon clocked at around 65MHz and by the fourth quarter it should be up to 90MHz . |
| 4 | In first quarter of 1994 a SuperSparc-II kicks in with first silicon around 65MHz and by the fourth quarter it should be up to 90MHz . |
| 5 | At last I got on a bus , which trundled quite briskly to the far end of the King 's Road , but after World 's End , where the streets were darker , the fog seemed to close in and the bus was forced to nose its way cautiously along in first gear . |
| 6 | It would proceed perfectly well for a while and then suddenly lose all power , forcing Robyn to jerk and stutter along in first gear , while huge juggernauts and tractors hounded her from behind and threw her into a panic . |
| 7 | His score of 568 points out of 600 was only seven points down on first position , which was taken by R Jones of Racketts Archery Club , with T Preston of Braintree Archery club second . |
| 8 | The XJ-Two Twenty , which costs almost half a million pounds was being test driven by a motoring journalist , when he accidentally changed down to first gear instead of third while travelling at NINETY miles an hour.It 'll need about twenty thousand pounds to mend the broken car … the driver 's wounded pride may take a little more work . |
| 9 | Brian Lara was dropped low down at first slip by Wessels off his first ball from Snell , and Keith Arthurton , in his first Test for three years , survived two slip catches off no-balls and another actual chance in his top score of 59 , filled with 10 exciting on-side boundaries . |
| 10 | The expedition organisers are still hoping he 'll make it to camp for and radio in at first light tomorrow . |
| 11 | . Answers on a Christmas card , to and the Christmas cards please , with your answers , to be in by first post , next Friday , the seventeenth . |
| 12 | Maybe she 'd win the pools or walk off with first prize in the national lottery ! |
| 13 | 5 B m : : L because society ( do n't want them in it ) B because , because them start / it off in first place dey know it 's wrong ( . ) |
| 14 | It was decided that unless they got word of a change in direction from the scouts the Regent had sent to follow the enemy 's route , the Scots host , now numbering some thirteen thousand , would set off at first light , south-westwards , on a converging course . |
| 15 | ‘ You are to set off at first light tomorrow . |
| 16 | Rogers and Lambert took off at first light to see what was happening . |
| 17 | Now Hereford 's cup run was finished off by first division Nottingham Forest … they lost two nil but have boosted the bank balance with over twenty four thousand packing into the City Ground yesterday |
| 18 | There 's a letter I really ought to get written tonight — I had n't realised it was quite so late , and I can get it off by first post if I do it now . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ So few people dress up for first nights these days … ’ |
| 20 | It was not to be , for although we were all keyed up like first violins , having heard Churchill 's great ‘ Their finest hour ’ speech on June 15th with les soldats Francaises listening as well , Whitehall had decided that better arrangements had to be made for children than care in one of the best London hospitals . |
| 21 | He helped Robson guide Ipwich to UEFA Cup winning success in 1981 and runners up in First Division two years in succession , 1981 and 1982 . |
| 22 | MIPS BUSINESS DRIES UP IN FIRST QUARTER … |
| 23 | The minute the seatbelt sign goes off , they 're up in First Class . |
| 24 | A budget should be built up from first principles , to identify the component tasks , the resources which are needed to carry out these tasks and to enable the required resources to be costed . |
| 25 | The complete series takes students up to First Certificate level . |
| 26 | I think this is tosh myself , but it 's really up to first ascensionists , so send me details if you wish . |
| 27 | Conversely , a long period may restrict the purchaser should he wish to make changes to the vendor management team ( either because they do not live up to first impressions or because he wishes to promote them within the enlarged group ) . |
| 28 | ‘ Would you like me to see if there 's a doctor on the train ? ’ the conductor asked as he walked back through First Class with her . |
| 29 | BRITISH LIONS stand-off Stuart Barnes was ruled out of first Test contention in New Zealand this morning by the intervention of his half-back partner Robert Jones . |
| 30 | Although he bought Jenny a £2,000 diamond engagement ring and happily re-settled in his Brentford mansion , his scoring prowess deserted him after a vicious tackle by Stoke 's notorious Chris Kamara left McAvennie with a broken leg , an injury that kept him out of first team football for months . |