Example sentences of "[noun sg] [art] first [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 He had already been to quite a number of shows where he competed in halter classes ; but this wag the first occasion where he was ridden in a saddle class .
2 Manuel had not been able to improve on par the first day but everyone knew he was capable of making up a lot of leeway with one of his famous ‘ charges . ’
3 I hate doing that , drives me up the wall the first bit cos I 've got all them houses in the first bit have n't I ?
4 I am not sure that I can give the hon. Gentleman the first information that he requested .
5 On the same day the first indication that such dialogue was already under way came with the announcement that evacuation of Armenian and Russian refugees and servicemen 's families from Baku had been suspended after the Popular Front had agreed to guarantee their safety ( more than 30,000 people , including most of Baku 's Armenian community , having already been evacuated in the previous 10 days ) .
6 Hatton got knocked on the head the first time but the second time he was n't hurt , only tied up . ’
7 Everyone forms some sort of impression of a person the first time that they meet .
8 It is to my knowledge the first time that an ‘ in-depth ’ feature has been written about their service with the RAF and brought back many poignant memories for me for I was , to quote your September issue , ‘ one of the batch of National Service gunners posted to RAF Coningsby ’ .
9 And so quite a big job has been cutting reeds back around the islands and the banks , and also we 've had what they call blooms of blanketweed , not so much recently but , apparently it 's more common with new ponds and I had a tremendous bloom of blanketweed the first year after I made it .
10 Gary could remember with utter clarity the first time that some other kids had called him a Spade .
11 And that 's your introduction the first sentence that somebody 's going to read , yeah ?
12 I think the wages went up round about a half a crown the first year or five bob the second year in er er progressing like that .
13 As Holy Communion was by tradition the first food and drink of the day , the tea left a feeling of guilt for I was told never to tell anyone although I expect it was a common practice amongst lady communicants .
14 It is known that in the period following the deceased 's admission to Samuel Saye House the first defendant and Mr. Morgan were very active in trying to make arrangements for the deceased to make a new will .
15 The man who 's watching him followed him as near as possible to the mountain the first time but he could n't go any further without being seen — the same problem we had with Scano 's boy yesterday .
16 They walk onto court with untuned muscles and joints in cold weather and then wonder why they pull a muscle the first time that they stretch for the ball .
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