Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] a first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We appreciate what a stumbling block this can be and will lend you 100% as a first time buyer . |
| 2 | Davis did n't think much of the ‘ kitchen sink ’ films , and asserted that a realistic minimum budget for a first feature was in the order of £250,000 as a way to justify his blocking their exhibition on his company 's circuit . |
| 3 | Royal Mail is giving a package of technical support and advice worth £3,500 as a first prize , to enable the winner to make the best use of postcodes in her business . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's getting on a bit for a first baby , is n't she ? ’ she demanded . |
| 5 | Four titles have been shortlisted for the Ruth Hadden Memorial Award for a first book . |
| 6 | The All Whites , staying on course for a First Division and cup double , were only 10–0 up at half-time with a stiff breeze behind them . |
| 7 | PROPOSALS for a first floor extension , detached double garage and internal alterations at Midfield , Gascoigne Lane , Ropley have been refused by local planners . |
| 8 | Ealing Health Authority obtains regular updates on waiting times for a first outpatient appointment by consultant and , for each consultant , by subspecialty ( for example , general surgery clinics and varicose vein clinics ) from all of its major providers . |
| 9 | The advice offered in Chapter 8 on more effective reading was that you should only begin to take notes after a first reading — when you 've grasped the structure and got the gist of the topic being dealt with . |
| 10 | All sorts of people go to see performers after a first night . |
| 11 | By imposing a general tariff on foreign imports , Britain would be able to open negotiations with the White Dominions for a mutual removal of tariff barriers , drawing them into closer economic ties with the homeland as a first step towards final political federation of the Empire as a whole and the establishment of a supreme representative Imperial Parliament in London . |
| 12 | This , obviously , is the place from which to inspect the western Pyrenees for a first time or , given the summary quality of the prospect , from which to take leave of them before driving north . |
| 13 | The financial penalties include a power to fine a company a maximum three per cent of its advertising revenue for a first offence , and five per cent of advertising revenue for further offences — a formula which allows the ITC to impose penalties of millions of pounds . |
| 14 | And while glamour should not , she suggests , be a requisite for a first wife , a caricature of glamour is an asset for a first novelist . |
| 15 | I would have gone for something a little snappier : ‘ A mad cow with a handbag , ’ comes to mind as a first attempt . |
| 16 | The US Office of Technology Assessment classified cobalt as a first tier strategic material , alongside chromium , manganese and the platinum group metals . |
| 17 | It has been revived under the auspices of the Burlington Magazine , and there will again be two categories of prize : the main award of $15,000 and a further award of $5,000 for a first book by a promising scholar . |
| 18 | He chose a sample of towns for his study as a first stage , then selected smaller districts within these , and so on . |
| 19 | But to avoid law and list anthropology as a first choice was inexplicable : |
| 20 | Many thanks for a first class mag , even if I do go green with envy at some of the kit ! |
| 21 | New Scientist should not allow the first weapons with terminal guidance to be installed before noting that the accuracy is needed to destroy missiles in hardened concrete silos : in other words for a first strike . |
| 22 | They also invited Vietnam and Laos to accede to the TAC as a first step towards full ASEAN membership . |
| 23 | With the football decider having ended in deadlock Carlow champions Eire Og and O'Donovan Rossa of Cork must meet again this afternoon at the Gaelic Grounds Limerick to decide which side lifts the prestigious trophy for a first time . |
| 24 | This gives a grand total of 30 out of 36 errors which could be corrected , by using simple algorithms as a first attempt before going into more complicated algorithms which may be impractical . |
| 25 | Flames gutted the bedroom of a first floor flat in Saltersgill Avenue , Middlesbrough , at the weekend . |
| 26 | A defined series of tests would be the work content and the delivery of the report on the test results in a specified format would be the defined completion of a first contract . |
| 27 | On top of that , scoring the third in the 3–1 win over the Sky Blues made him the youngest scorer of a First Division goal . |
| 28 | Hillier , who guided Langley from being perennial re-election candidates to a first division side in only two seasons , announced his decision to quit after yesterday 's 2–1 win Gretna . |
| 29 | If possible it 's well worth getting to know local journalists on a first name basis and to establish trust and confidence in each other . |
| 30 | Well she ca n't be much cop if she 'd open her legs to a first date to a Dutch s sailor . |