Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb past] the first " in BNC.
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| 31 | and er and then those Brownies got older and I started the first Girl Guides there |
| 32 | And I paid the first fine that I ever did . |
| 33 | And I missed the first game against Apoel because of the suspension I picked up . |
| 34 | ‘ No diet is easy and I found the first few days hard , but by the end of the first week my skin became clearer , my nails grew stronger and my hair was healthy and shining . |
| 35 | After crossing several fields I turned down to the right to follow a metalled road for a while until I reached the first real treat of the day , the Roman road . |
| 36 | Had it succeeded , we would have been enriched by those labours which he afterwards devoted to his native country and which laid the first regular foundation for the science of veterinary medicine in Europe . |
| 37 | Yes , already the numbness of shock was fading , and she felt the first spasm of the enormous pain that awaited her , and she was frightened . |
| 38 | This time his kiss was a little more forceful , it lasted longer , and she felt the first light outbreak of heat on his skin . |
| 39 | He raised the bone knife to the wooden lips and she felt the first gentle cut . |
| 40 | He stood back then , and let her go , and she mounted the first flight , and the second , planting her fashionable square heels firmly on the beautiful old wood , which was austerely and very properly without covering , and recorded her movements accurately for anyone listening below . |
| 41 | Anne Dickie , Manager Royline Sales , said regional awards had been introduced so that the efforts and results of branches could be better highlighted and rewarded — and she praised the first three winners . |
| 42 | The defending solicitor tried to fault her on identification but she described the car as having a metallic paint job , wide wheels and a number of triangular stickers in the rear window ; she also thought that she could remember a couple of fluffy dice hanging from the rear-view mirror , and she gave the first three letters of the registration number . |
| 43 | if she had the first sign of anything . |
| 44 | Okay if you said the first one was saw , |
| 45 | ‘ No , I 'm not , and if you knew the first damn thing about Accident and Emergency you would know I was n't ! ’ she snapped . |
| 46 | ‘ If you knew the first thing about Accident and Emergency — ’ Oh , Lord , let me be dreaming … |
| 47 | Do n't worry if you missed the first one last week , just make sure you get next week 's issue — it will have another voucher inside , but that will be the last one . |
| 48 | Middle of the following week and we got the first reconciliation yesterday . |
| 49 | The effect held up ( although this time it was somewhat smaller ) , and we published the first paper describing the results in 1980 . |
| 50 | until we got the first order . |
| 51 | Moreover , if we adopted the first solution and applied it throughout , e would become ( the first three elements have been assumed zero ) unc which is clearly quite unacceptable for the later measurements . |
| 52 | The triggers for Britain 's nuclear bombs were tested within their thick concrete walls and they housed the first experiments into radar.The buildings , on a remote spit of land on the Suffolk coast , may not be the oldest but they are certainly among the most historic and sinister in the ownership of the National Trust.They are on Orford Ness , a desolate wildlife haven , which has become the Trust 's latest acquisition at a cost of £3.5 million.Yesterday , in pouring rain and silence broken only by the eerie shriek of gulls , the buildings were shown to journalists for what is thought to be the first time since they were erected.Strands of barbed wire and a Ministry of Defence ‘ keep out ’ notice are now the only remaining evidence of the tight security , overseen by armed guards , which surrounded one of Britain 's most secret research establishments . |
| 53 | They climbed until they reached the first pocket of snow , which lay in a long , dark slash on the mountain 's side . |
| 54 | From this vantage point they were to keep up a steady rifle fire on the sepoys advancing over the open ground until they heard the first ringing of the Church bell . |
| 55 | Several clubs from the Football League sought to tempt Harry away from the Palace , but without success , and he became the first Palace player to be awarded a Benefit by our club — it was the Southern League encounter with Coventry City at the Palace on 12 October 1912. 9,000 fans turned up and the Palace won 3–0 . |
| 56 | His heart was thudding hard against his ribs and he felt the first droplet of perspiration pop onto his forehead . |
| 57 | David Rees is Chairman of the Law Committee , and he introduced the first morning session , which dealt with the new rules for Administration Orders in personal insolvency . |
| 58 | Powell , taking a quick penalty , fed skipper Gander on the burst and he broke the first line of defence to surge clear . |
| 59 | In the U.S.A. , a new rocket for space exploration , called ‘ Little Joe ’ was launched in May 1964 , and it became the first in a series under the name of ‘ Apollo ’ . |
| 60 | and it happened the first |