Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] the first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In preparation for the first National Assembly elections , scheduled for Dec. 21 [ see p. 38291 ] , the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP ) at its fifth national congress on Oct. 13 announced a draft manifesto containing a new clause pledging to " build a Taiwanese republic with independent sovereignty " and to redefine the territory of Taiwan , subject to a national plebiscite . |
| 2 | The suckling pup may also be infected by ingestion of L3 in the milk during the first three weeks of lactation . |
| 3 | The country 's current-account deficit for the first 10 months of the fiscal year also showed a fall of 27 per cent compared with the same period in 1989/90 . |
| 4 | In this year the US economy experienced serious trade and current-account deficits : the $170 billion trade deficit for the first nine months was due in particular to an increase in non-oil imports . |
| 5 | ‘ We played them off the park for the first 25 minutes of the second half . ’ |
| 6 | Most patients without renal disease receiving cyclosporin have a 20% or more decline in renal function during the first six months of treatment with little progression thereafter . |
| 7 | The thriving Teesside club also finished third in a special challenge award for the first 12 men home , underlining their strength-in-depth . |
| 8 | In his travels , Arkle will be staffing the Scripture Union stand for the first three weeks of Spring Harvest at Minehead , where he hopes to spend some time with Frank Shayi , SU South Africa 's Fieldwork Director . |
| 9 | Well a very close fought encounter at the stadium ; we had to wait for quarter of an hour for the first actual goal chance when Dave Bristow hit the ball from twenty five yards , which just cleared the bar . |
| 10 | Patients who start out using high levels of gum — about one piece every waking hour for the first six weeks of quitting — do better than half-hearted chewers . |
| 11 | It took well over an hour for the first 48 delegates — who included no Soviet bloc nation , nor India , nor Burma , nor either of the Chinas , nor a scattering of other countries who could not bring themselves to accept Japan 's word — to file up to the podium to sign . |
| 12 | The vital signs of the patients were checked every hour for the first 12 hours , every two hours for the second 12 hours , and every four hours for the following 24 hours until they became stable , and then four times daily . |
| 13 | BGS provided much of the logistical support for the first international conference arranged under the auspices of IGCP Project 294 , Very Low Grade Metamorphism , which was held at the University of Manchester , 5–6 July 1990 . |
| 14 | Some find their feet quickly ; but I find that some assistants need support for the first few weeks , and it 's up to me and Joan and Wendy to give it . ’ |
| 15 | Together this mixture of lumpen proletarian resentment and art-school manipulation lit the fuse for the first major explosion in pop music — and pop culture — for ten years . |
| 16 | In order to ensure a rapid response , cleanup crews will be guaranteed immunity from liability for property damage for the first 60 days after an accident |
| 17 | It intends to use its contacts with architects , builders , joiners , electricians etc to provide a building and hopefully also assist in raising income for the first few years ' running costs . |
| 18 | The BDDA 's farewell gesture to him was his election as the first Honourary Vice-president . |
| 19 | The party leader , Július Sólnes , took responsibility for the first two , while the deputy leader , Oli Th . |
| 20 | This uneasy compromise was not a major difficulty during the first few years as the national economic problems of the early thirties , reductions in public expenditure and depressed employment conditions all led to severe restrictions on the development of adult education . |
| 21 | In marked distinction to the solicitors ' branch of the profession , the pupil barrister may not earn any money during the first six months of pupillage and there are only limited opportunities for earning in the second six months of pupillage . |
| 22 | Eurosatellite , an industrial consortium based in Munich , is building the French satellite , plus two others — one for West Germany and one that will act as a ‘ spare ’ in orbit for the first two . |
| 23 | ‘ He smelt the cigarette smoke and I was fired , typical of my luck during the first 30 years of my life , ’ recalls Caine , 59 . |
| 24 | Well erm , I 've just come up and and the accident so I 'm only entitled to money for the first four days . |
| 25 | Normally , patients will continue to come to the nursing station for periodic assessment during the first ten days of treatment but already by the second day they attend lectures and individual and group counselling sessions . |
| 26 | We rode in the field for the first two weeks , and then I had to face the roads and the tractors . |
| 27 | Hot favourite after the first two races is Witton-le-Wear-based Harry Williams ' Pond Curlew , which is unbeaten off 8 metres , winning by 5 9 and 7 lengths , with a best time for the 450-metres trip of 27.44 secs . |
| 28 | This test should be repeated once per hour after the first full hour of rainfall . |
| 29 | From the moment of its entry into action as the first all-American unit involved in the war , the Lafayette Squadron became the object of immense publicity throughout the United States . |
| 30 | He jabbered about football for the first five minutes to smother her angry silence . |