Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [verb] [adv] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As it happened , that very year , for the first time , a computer won a tournament : a program developed by North-western University came in first in the Class B section of the Paul Masson American Chess Championship . |
| 2 | somewhat morbidly correct ideas as to competition rendered the idea of the third premium man coming in first had much to do with it . |
| 3 | The British officer got there first , but knew there was a secret agreement for the French to control Lebanon . |
| 4 | : At present the semantic analyser uses only first level information . |
| 5 | You may decide to see the entire list written down first and then to have the questions asked at random . |
| 6 | The pressure to do work against 'cos they knew that Germany were working on the same lines , did n't they , the enormous pressure to get there first . |
| 7 | All the doors were thrown open and the uniformed man climbed down first , offering Donna his hand as she stepped onto the platform . |
| 8 | But setting purity of pronunciation aside , could any child master any first language so well that native speakers would regard him as fully competent in matters lexical and grammatical ? |
| 9 | Anyone who has attended a local event will have seen the Red Cross carrying out first aid duties but its work is far wider than most people realise . |
| 10 | A latch-key attached to a ring in the shape of a small enamelled owl fell out first to be followed by a thin folder of photographs , a picture postcard , a label from a wine bottle , and , lastly , some kind of official document in French . |
| 11 | Smart Drive goes in first eh ? |