Example sentences of "[that] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was all too late for the ILTF , however , which , in 1962 , announced that the first Federation Cup would take place at Queen 's Club in June 1963 . |
| 2 | The Act stated that other schemes could be formed from the schedule of twelve by advancing or postponing the day of payment of the first instalment , provided that the first payment was not made sooner than the eleventh day , and that not more than one penny per pound was added to the interest for every thirteen days of such postponement . |
| 3 | Mr Justice Morrit held that the first payment of £4,000 on 30 January together with the monthly sum of £1,000 by banker 's order was not enough to discharge in full the invoice for January 's work by the accountants , which was £5,307.25 . |
| 4 | Thus , where rent is payable quarterly in advance on the usual quarter days a term of " seven years from 25 March " will be construed as beginning at the first moment of 25 March , so that the first payment of rent will fall due on the first day of the term and the last payment of rent would be made in respect of a complete quarter , which ends at the last moment of the term . |
| 5 | It will be recalled that Thales , the first Greek philosopher , was Ionian , and he maintained that the first principle ( arche ) of all things is water . |
| 6 | If a member interrupts another unnecessarily you should intervene immediately and state that the first speaker has the floor . |
| 7 | We noticed that the first speaker , Susan did not use the JC vowel in STRUT words [ P3 ] . |
| 8 | It was in 1913 that the first reference is made to the Luker family , proprietors of the Henley Standard , when on October 31st , Charles Luker was beaten on the 21st hole in the Ladies ' Cup semi-final . |
| 9 | Ipswich have used the new rolling substitutes rule to their advantage this season but it often means that the first choice players are only off the pitch for five or ten minutes at a time . |
| 10 | Ironically , the latest historical theorists claim as very likely the idea that the first king of the city of Rome was indeed a Romulus . |
| 11 | Specialists have estimated that the first decade of dismantling will cost 2.5 billion roubles . |
| 12 | One is sleep , in justification whereof I shall quote William Archer 's dictum that the first qualification for a dramatic critic is the capacity to sleep while sitting bolt upright . ’ |
| 13 | I did that the first excuse and Lee , yeah , yeah office ! |
| 14 | While you ponder this month 's challenge , I must admit that the first competition , about the Teddy box , has proved a cathartic experience for me . |
| 15 | Chairman , thank , thank you very much indeed erm Chairman , I will in fact and er perhaps if I read that in the first instance I have n't circulated it erm if I read that the first instance it will set the of what I have to say . |
| 16 | SOUTH Down MP Eddie McGrady has called on Agriculture Minister Lord Arran to ensure that the first instalment of the Beef Special Premium is paid at the beginning of November . |
| 17 | But in a case where the discussion begins with the fact that the description of the goods by which they were sold points to one particular purpose only , it seems to me that the first requirement of the subsection is satisfied … |
| 18 | These observations show that the first absorption band of at 37 900 cm -1 consists of two electronic transitions . |
| 19 | I use a punchcard roll and began by punching out the customary two rows of holes for the overlapping join , only to find that the first row stretched the plastic slightly , giving a wavy edge . |
| 20 | The International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) confirmed on Nov. 15 that the first consignment of confiscated enriched uranium had been airlifted to the Soviet Union . |
| 21 | Bruner ( 1957 ) discusses the classical problem of determining tendency as ‘ perceptual readiness ’ and notes also the problem that the first classification can mask a more appropriate classification . |
| 22 | The legend goes that the first church was started at the bottom of the hill , but during the night the walls were thrown down . |
| 23 | The latter was aptly named , so tart that the first gulp curled your lips back . |
| 24 | It can be a year from signing the deal that the first single is released . |
| 25 | The difference between them is that the first regress can only be stopped by certain ( = infallible ) beliefs , while the second insists merely on the existence of beliefs which are non-inferentially justified . |
| 26 | THEN you let go of the latch so that the first loop slides over and is cast off . |
| 27 | That time lag is a feature that bedevils the software industry and led to the absurdity that the first generation 32-bit chip , the 80386 , had been superseded and obsoleted by the 80486 before there was a 32-bit desktop operating system available for the processor . |
| 28 | We do have evidence that the first generation of Afro-Caribbean immigrants was exceptionally law abiding . |
| 29 | Mendel crossed tall peas with short peas and found that the first generation were always tall . |
| 30 | Similarly , if the second trader 's store was in North Wales , it would be unlikely that the first trader 's business would be affected , unless his goodwill extends to there . |