Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [adv] the first " in BNC.

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1 The first paragraph , for example , comes from p. 10 and the second from p. 13 ; and all the connections Leech and Short make between these pages have been lost , with the result that it is not clear how the first paragraph leads to the second paragraph .
2 Thermoluminescence has had a major impact on the antiquities market starting from about 1970 when the first tests were made in Oxford .
3 Dress code : Adidas tracksuits and shells ( fat laces , of course ) Kangols and Westwood Buffalo hats ( which were quite silly enough the first time round as far as we 're concerned ) .
4 If the heel is too high ( the most common fault ) then the toe will lever the points out ; if too low then the first down points will catch and the front points will again lever out .
5 This means that if the ice is not too steep then the first of the down points will come in contact as well as the front points , creating a more stable platform .
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