Example sentences of "[noun pl] [subord] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In other words once the first element has been selected every subsequent choice is determined by the element immediately preceding it . |
| 2 | The common clinical experience of diagnosing two ( or occasionally more ) affected boys simultaneously in a single family has to be weighed against the availability of prenatal diagnosis in future pregnancies once the first case has been identified . |
| 3 | It is nearly a year since the meeting which led to the setting-up of the Network and six months since the first registration forms went out . |
| 4 | Historically local government in England and Wales is a fascinating subject and from its study it will be found that local government whilst not quite as we know it today , existed for centuries before the first parliament was ever convened . |
| 5 | They had been living at Riverstown for two months before the first invitation came . |
| 6 | they 're usually made between six and eight months before the first person would move in |
| 7 | not generally towards the end of the sale period because you would be looking at er the brochure or the costs been put together eight months before the first flat was sold , erm a new brochure following a new estimate probably would have been prepared after about twenty months , that is to say er that would have been prepared before the last people entered the er flats |
| 8 | If one adds that delay to the average of about three months before the first visit is made , one is talking about a possible delay of one year and three months before the application starts to receive the attention that is required before it can proceed . |
| 9 | If you do n't have at least two acres for the first horse and at least one per subsequent animal sharing the land , you have n't got enough for satisfactory winter keep and should be looking for an alternative . |
| 10 | Over the decades since the First World War , with the introduction of new forms of energy , the development of labour saving devices and changes in food and menus , there have been radical changes in kitchen design . |
| 11 | An insider said : ‘ Remember , in an ideal world special forces have to be behind the lines before the first shot is fired . |
| 12 | Jewellery markets for platinum also displayed great resilience and , once again led by the Japanese , offtake of platinum reached 1.5 million ounces for the first time . |
| 13 | And that euphoria lasted quite 4 minutes until the first siren wailed and a bile settled in my gut that lasted until my Commander-in-Chief sent me a signal : " Personal for Station Commander from C-in-C — Hostilities cease at midnight tonight . |
| 14 | If you put out a dish of syrup during the summer , it might be days until the first bee found it . |
| 15 | It found that in the 3 years since the first survey , crime had moved from third place to the top of people ‘ s list of problems affecting their neighbourhood . |
| 16 | The simplest reason for the disappointing subscription is that the novelty of a kitchen maid poet had dissipated in the four years since the first subscription , especially among the gentry around Brackley who might now observe Philip Leapor enjoying the fruits of the first volume . |
| 17 | It is 2 years since the first edition of this booklet was printed and during this time there has been an enormous increase in interest in the use of LM potencies . |
| 18 | Instead an eclectic approach has been taken , highlighting some of the more significant work that has been done in the five years since the first edition of this book was published . |
| 19 | As we have attempted in our previous books on further education succinctly to summarize the chief characteristics of the polytechnics , we intend therefore to restrict ourselves to a discussion of the ways in which they have developed in the three years since the first edition of this book was written . |
| 20 | It is exactly 40 years since the first record sales charts were compiled to determine who was top of the pops . |
| 21 | In the years since the First World War , trucks had come to transport 100 million tons of farm produce per annum directly to the cities . |
| 22 | For example , if 100 or more jobs are to go , consultation must begin at least 90 days before the first dismissal takes effect . |
| 23 | The CAB did not grant the necessary exemption until 19 June — three days before the first plane was due to land at Newark . |
| 24 | In fact , the Chope family were apt to come late , taking their seats after the first hymn had finished . |
| 25 | After the death and resurrection of Jesus , the stories about his life were passed on by word of mouth for some thirty years before the first Gospel was written . |
| 26 | The BB , a church-based , inter-denominational youth movement , was started twenty-five years before the first Boy Scouts appeared on the scene . |
| 27 | There are several ways to save for school fees but whichever method you choose it is best to start eight to 10 years before the first child enters school . |
| 28 | In fact , both were deposited many millions of years before the first pine tree grew on earth . |
| 29 | Our study shows that the increase in anal cancer incidence started 20–25 years before the first AIDS patient in Denmark was diagnosed in 1981 . |
| 30 | His gallantry in the ensuing conflict won him the MC , but he was killed while crossing the Sambre and Oise canal near Ors in the early morning of 4 November — one week before the armistice , and two years before the first volume of his work was published . |