Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] first [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 George and the twins dared not venture near it except in the broadest of daylight and even then they usually fled at first sight of it .
2 It does n't lay down rigid guidelines to be followed , it just suggests erm penalties for average offences committed by first offenders of average means , and it provides a starting point for magistrates to think about .
3 Application can also be made when the freehold title is registered but not the leasehold , when the leasehold is registered but not the freehold , and when the leasehold is either registered or unregistered and application is being made for first registration of the freehold title .
4 Includes impressive archaeological treasures dating from first arrival of man in Ireland c. 7000 BC until late 17th century .
5 Scholastic children 's books shine at first half of year
6 Cyrix Corp of Richardson , Texas says its 64-bit superscalar competitor to Intel Corp 's Pentium processor is currently in the design stage : it may sound a little optimistic , but the company claims that it will ship in first half of 1994 .
7 Despite some opposition the hierarchy was restored on 4 March 1878 , Eyre himself being translated as first archbishop of Glasgow .
8 Availability will coincide with first shipment of NT from Microsoft and will be about $500 but pricing will be finalised when the product ships .
9 Like many before and since he was concerned about the ability of England to resist an invader , should the navy fail as first line of defence .
10 Crows acrobated above a dead elm tree , ‘ The crow will tumble up and down/ at first sign of spring/ and in old trees around the town/brush winter from its wing . ’
11 Clarendon remained as Foreign Secretary , and Molesworth , for the time being , remained as First Commissioner of Works .
12 The end-product , as stated in section 223 , is that the company 's first ‘ financial year ’ begins with first day of its first accounting reference period , ( i.e .
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