Example sentences of "[that] [prep] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most common distinction is that between first person ( identifying the speaker or a group which includes the speaker : English I/we ) , second person ( identifying the person or persons addressed : English you ) , and third person ( identifying persons and things other than the speaker and addressee : English he/she/it/they ) . |
| 2 | The Jerusalem Post of Dec. 29 pointed out that for first time the USA had backed a resolution in the Council ( as opposed to the General Assembly ) which referred to " all the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967 , including Jerusalem " . |
| 3 | What it came down to was that Erlich had one last evening as an independent , and that from first light , from waffles and coffee time , he 'd be part of their team and doing their bidding . |
| 4 | The company claims that since first shipment in June 1991 , it has sold more than 500 development and 100,000 run-time licences , primarily to large corporate customers . |
| 5 | In Attorney General v Guardian Newspapers Ltd ( No 2 ) [ 1988 ] 2 WLR 805 at p873 , Lord Donaldson MR stated that at first instance Scott J had come to the conclusion that the duty to maintain confidentiality was not necessarily in all circumstances the same in relation to third parties who became possessed of confidential information as it was in relation to the primary confident . |
| 6 | As seen from statistics provided in Table 13 , the pattern of this relationship assumes a " J " shape ( i.e. , lower at second that at first order and inclining progressively thereafter ) in the developed countries , and tends towards a " J " or " U " form in some developing countries for which data are shown . |
| 7 | But despite the fact that at first sight the novel looks as though it is going to offer a fairly conventional , though well-written account of an actual incident , this is not a book from which to learn about Russian history . |
| 8 | Dominating Nefta is another extraordinary feature , so incongruous that at first sight it might well be a mirage . |
| 9 | With a maximum hull thickness of 22cm these boards have a distinctive round underwater shape that at first sight resembles a canoe . |
| 10 | Your overall objective should be to ensure that a deal that at first sight looks attractive is not , in the long run , undermined because you have to expend significant additional sums in order to maintain a reasonable life-style abroad and fulfil your duties adequately . |
| 11 | In the past , unification of phenomena that at first sight appear independent has signified great progress in physics . |
| 12 | This is so obvious that at first sight it might seem superfluous to state it . |
| 13 | A week after the had asking for more , Oliver remained greater prisoner in the darken solitary room which he had been consigned by the wisdom and mercy of the board , but it appears that at first sight not unreasonable disclose that for a particular gentleman of white waistcoat . |
| 14 | ( Actually , it is surprising how facts often can be proved in practice that at first sight seem to be unprovable if the defendant is prepared to contradict them . |
| 15 | The vast foyer was carpeted in the softest green imaginable , the walls were even paler , so that at first glance they might have been taken for white , and the venetian blinds were a perfectly blended shade of moss . |
| 16 | Or unforeseen problems : perhaps over wayleaves that at first glance appeared to be straight forward . |
| 17 | Instead , she turned it on so low that at first Tug could not make out anything except a faint crackling and hissing . |
| 18 | Mr Anthony Scott-Gall , prosecuting , said that at first Messam started chatting ‘ amiably and mundanely ’ to all his victims , girls and women aged between 16 and 20 . |