Example sentences of "[noun prp] a first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , there is in the air at Blackpool a first whiff of post-Thatcher . |
| 2 | Stephen Doey gave the Duns a first half lead , but that was cancelled out through Holmes after the break from virtually Armoy 's first chance of the match . |
| 3 | While the administration of the Marshall Plan through OEEC was giving Western Europe a first lesson in economic cooperation , it was clear to the dedicated disciples of a united Europe that neither OEEC nor the Council of Europe could have anything more than a limited application . |
| 4 | Its draft proposal would give Indian nationals preferential treatment over other foreigners in Nepal — guaranteeing their rights to buy land , hold assets and engage in trade — and give India a first option in the supply of military hardware and training to the Nepalese Army , in the development of Nepal 's water and hydroelectric resources , and in other " economic and industrial cooperation " projects . |
| 5 | I gave Zuckerman a first draft of the book in 1984 . |