Example sentences of "[noun] [num] in the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | GREAT BRITAIN 'S team of Mark Petchey and Chris Wilkinson yesterday beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 in the first round of the European men 's team tennis championships in Trieste , Italy . |
| 2 | There is a minor triumph for British tennis when Jo Durie , Clare Wood and Anne Hobbs beat Indonesia 3-0 in the first round of the Federation Cup in Tokyo . |
| 3 | Polish exports , made more competitive because of the decline in real wages and the lower value of the zloty , rose by 12.5 per cent to $6,880 million in the first half of 1992 . |
| 4 | According to the latest figures , they would be required to contribute £132.6 million in the first year of council tax after it was introduced in April . |
| 5 | According to the latest figures , they would be required to contribute £132.6 million in the first year of council tax after it was introduced in April . |
| 6 | PROFITS of Central TV jumped from £3.4 million to £15 million in the first half of this year . |
| 7 | From an initial 700 in the first season , bookings rose rapidly to 26,000 by 1931 . |
| 8 | Market estimates suggest that approximately three quarters of secondary market turnover in dollar eurobonds ( which amounted to $358 billion in the first half of 1989 ) occurs in London . |
| 9 | AN experienced England side overcame a determined home team 39-24 in the first round of the World Rugby Classic tournament in Hamilton , Bermuda . |
| 10 | Taubman took out $47 million in the first public share offering when Sotheby 's shares were successfully floated in 1988 . |
| 11 | Profits have dropped by a fifth to £34.8 million in the first half of this year , and he 's not expecting an early recovery . |
| 12 | This has helped lift profits of Unilever , the Wall 's ice cream to Persil food and detergents giant , by 10 per cent to £888 million in the first half of this year . |
| 13 | Oct. 21 In the first of a spate of stabbings , a Palestinian labourer kills three Israelis in a West Jerusalem knife attack [ ibid . ] . |
| 14 | Bankruptcies , mostly property-related , totalled ¥931 billion in the first two months of 1991 , and the total will rise in the new financial year , starting April 1st , as banks pull the plug on other overborrowed customers . |
| 15 | We will guarantee that Liberal Democrats will increase investment in education by £2 billion in the first year , even though this will require an extra penny in the pound on income tax . |
| 16 | We will guarantee that Liberal Democrats will increase investment in education by £2 billion in the first year . |
| 17 | MARTIN DUGARD rode unbeaten on his home track as England outclassed Australia 73–35 in the first Test at Oxford last night . |
| 18 | The opposition failed to make an impact on Nov. 25 in the first multiparty elections since independence in 1960 , the ruling Parti démocratique de la Côte d'Ivoire ( PDCI ) retaining 163 of the 175 seats . |
| 19 | Trading of euroyen bonds ( which totalled $70 billion in the first half of 1989 ) is concentrated in London . |
| 20 | Meanwhile , the domestic market continues to be Lloyds ' Achilles heel , with profits of £11 million in the first half becoming a loss in the second , slashing overall profits from £105 million in 1991 to only £5 million . |
| 21 | In 1986 , the Secretary of State for the Environment , Nicholas Ridley , announced the creation of four more UDCs ( see Figure 2 , p. xii ) , each expected to spend about £150 million in the first five years of their existence . |
| 22 | Below par Lyle GOLF : Fallen star Sandy Lyle hit a dismal seven-over-par 79 in the first round of the Northern Telecom Open in Tucson , Arizona . |
| 23 | Drumaness Mills have not conceded a goal this season and they again recorded a blank sheet when beating Dunmurry Rec 3-0 in the first round of the Steel & Sons Cup at Ashley Park . |
| 24 | Germany alone received $9 billion in 1970 and $4 billion in the first five months of 1971 . |
| 25 | Will Clark , the Giants first baseman who narrowly missed the 1989 batting championship with an average of .333 , drove in six runs with two homers - one a grand slam — as San Francisco routed the Cubs 11-3 in the first game of the best-of-seven National League championship series at Wrigley Field . |
| 26 | Sir : I have been reading with interest your article on Windows 3.1 in the first issue of Practical PC and I feel certain points about Windows Multimedia capabilities need clarifying . |
| 27 | Each fund would receive $1.5 million in the first year of the scheme , increasing to $6 million by 1987 . |
| 28 | SAM TORRANCE led the British charge with a seven-under-par 65 in the first round of the German Masters in Stuttgart yesterday . |
| 29 | Reports said that they would number 90,000-100,000 in the first two years . |
| 30 | Overnight leader Fred Couples , who hit a course record-equalling 64 in the first round , shot 73 and is one stroke behind Larry Mize , who added a 67 to his opening 69 to take the lead . |