Example sentences of "[art] first [noun sg] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He goes up through the hoops along the narrow , she said the first day when all the others were standing there shaking at the narrow bath he was just over it and down and she said you 've never seen him |
| 2 | This must be the first year when new rock boot models have n't been coming out of everyone 's ears . |
| 3 | In the House of Commons the bulk of the Labour opposition ( as well as the Liberal Democrats ) voted with the government , but on the first occasion over 50 and on the second over 30 Labour members critical of the bipartisan approach agreed by their party 's leadership voted against ( resulting in resignations from their posts by three frontbench spokespersons ) . |
| 4 | Europe has been around for a few thousand years and to be the first European under ten seconds … well ! |
| 5 | But if your item weighs a half a kilo , we 'll round it up to the first kilo so that 's any valid for fifteen pounds . |
| 6 | Torquay should have sealed the match in the first half-hour when three chances fell to ex-million pound man Justin Fashanu — one disallowed for a foul . |
| 7 | ( First Edition ) DRAMATIC evidence of the First Century AD Jewish revolt against Rome , which led up to the famous siege and mass suicide of Masada , has been unearthed by Israeli archaeologists in the desert to the east of Jerusalem . |
| 8 | The existence in the area of a cave complex which functioned as a rebel base is referred to by the First Century AD Jewish historian , Flavius Josephus . |
| 9 | The first century AD Jewish philosopher Philo , commenting upon the sin-offering prescriptions of Leviticus 4 , wrote : |
| 10 | Women 's world could therefore be seen as inferior to the higher cultural activities of men in the public domain — a fact recognized by the first century AD Jewish philosopher Philo who in his writings made much play of this gender-differentiated opposition between the public and private domains . |
| 11 | This produces a considerable combinatorial explosion , making processing beyond the first level somewhat impractical . |
| 12 | I can give , well the first call really easy cos I get up early . |
| 13 | This aircraft , together with S1263 and S1264 , was also modified to accept installation of three 825hp Rolls-Royce Buzzard IIMS engines , the first machine so updated flying in March 1932 , and being redesignated Iris Mk V. Both S1263 and S1264 were lost in 1933 , S1263 sinking after colliding with a launch in Plymouth Sound . |
| 14 | Chinese sailors made the first compass over 800 years ago . |
| 15 | I would n't say there was much between the two teams apart from the first half here this afternoon when United , I have n't seen United dominate a side so much for a very long time , and really , I mean you were here Peter , three or four nil at half time would not have been a bad reflection on United 's performance in any way at all . |
| 16 | In the first quarter only 10 companies in Europe cut their dividends out of a universe of 103 stocks we follow . |
| 17 | Fearing the worst , he stepped forward and reluctantly pushed the first door wide open , fully expecting to see a sprawled , lifeless body . |
| 18 | By then it was blowing a full gale from the west , the wind slamming down off the mountains with katabatic blasts that hammered the luminous white of the water with such fury that it splayed out like shot , a reminder that the heights west of the port were almost six hundred metres high , the first ski-run only eight kilometres away by car . |
| 19 | Spend time getting the first layer dead true . |
| 20 | When cooking with the children we want to finish with something eatable , so we are likely to add the liquid carefully ourselves , but we could let children experiment with the play-dough and if they make the first lot too soggy , more flour and salt can be added without much trouble until they make a ‘ workable ’ dough , and there can be plenty of conversation about too much , too little , a little more , a lot more and enough . |
| 21 | This birdie on the 4th helped her complete the first round just two over . |
| 22 | Regrettably , in the first round only three projects received alpha gradings ; this has improved to five projects in the second call , although they were concentrated in Theme D , put forward by the Built Environment Committee of the Engineering Board . |
| 23 | NCR Corp has won a $2m contract to provide Dutch tour operator Arke Reizen NV with one of its massively parallel System 3600 systems : the machine will serve 800 terminals at Arke Reizen 's head office and 9,000 additional remote terminals in offices across the Netherlands , it will also handle some 500,000 bookings a year and calculate and maintain Arke Reizens 's financial accounts ; it is believed to be the first time massively parallel technology has been used to handle day-to-day travel transactions — although a number of travel agents use it to analyse marketing data . |
| 24 | GAELIC , Doric and English will come together theatrically for the first time later this month , when tri-lingual theatre makes its debut at Broadford , Skye . |
| 25 | GAELIC , Doric and English will come together theatrically for the first time later this month , when tri-lingual theatre makes its debut at Broadford , Skye . |
| 26 | Ajax , three-times winners of the European Cup , reached the UEFA Cup Final for the first time when last night 's 1–1 draw with Genoa gave the Dutch club a 4–3 aggregate win . |
| 27 | We met for the first time just two days before departure and accepted a murderous schedule of four games in 10 days , before opening against the New Zealand provincial champions just two days after a 25 hour journey to Dunedin . |
| 28 | She flushed and hesitated , as if realizing for the first time where all this was leading . |
| 29 | The ‘ Etruscans ’ exhibition , curated by Dr Francesco Buranelli of the Gregorian Etruscan Museum ( see p. 14 ) in the Vatican , brings to the US for the first time around 180 pieces from the Guglielmi Collection , including votive busts , cinerary urns , domestic items , gold jewellery , and bronzes such as the ‘ Putto Graziani ’ . |
| 30 | She guessed Ursula 's diamond-encrusted eternity ring had inflicted the damage and recalled being shown it for the first time nearly ten years ago . |