Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could be implied in the operation code whether the first or second store address is to receive the result , but in practice any particular computer uses always the first address , or always the second address , as the destination : for example the SS ( two address ) format of the IBM 370 range uses the first address as the destination . |
| 2 | Conversely , the great revolution seemed less a first instalment of an even greater change than the last instalment of a past era : at best a splendid highly coloured memory , at worst a proof that there were no dramatic shortcuts to progress . |
| 3 | It is always dangerous when the hon. Gentleman reads only the first half of a sentence . |
| 4 | The bare statistical truth of solvent abuse is that one in four of the children who die from the habit do so the first time they ever sniff glue or lighter fluid . |
| 5 | Although this book covers just the first half-century of the period , it is a valuable contribution to the subject , as are the further volumes in the Pelican Social History series : Britain 1800–1870 by V.A.C . |
| 6 | The film covers only the first two-thirds of the book but is dramatically more satisfying because it is the story of Tom Joad 's political awakening . |
| 7 | They were both of them talking in these high and ceremonious terms , Cadfael suspected , in order to smooth away the first sore moments , and give Sub-Prior Herluin time to master his chagrin , and achieve a graceful retreat . |