Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ During the Bronze Age — 2,500 to 750 BC the first metal objects appeared in Wimbledon . ’ |
| 2 | In 1964 too the first pirate , Radio Caroline , hove to in a ship just outside UK territorial waters off the Thames Estuary . |
| 3 | Such stories abound and are important in that often the first thing that needs to be broken in us is pride , fear of men and the need to be in control . |
| 4 | Thus it came about that sealed bids were invited , to be opened by the treasurer at 1 pm. the first day of the Sale . |
| 5 | From about July 1988 to March 1989 inclusive the first defendant entered into transactions with members of the United Kingdom investing public who paid out money thereunder in return for shares in Euramco as appears from the entries for that period in the schedule annexed hereto . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | Should the strings become entwined then the first protagonist to shout ‘ Strings ! ’ had strike and so the conker bashing went on until one split . |