Example sentences of "[noun sg] for the first and " in BNC.

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1 This , however , is not the case for the first and third examples using the same adjective .
2 Cutlery for the first and main courses is placed on the outside , as for formal settings .
3 Martinho had lost no time in recounting the true details of Osvaldo 's moment of weakness , the point at which he 'd flipped his lid for the first and last time in his career , that murderous aberration which had been the doom of old friend and new foe alike .
4 Worcester was the site for the first and last of the Civil War battles and today it calls itself ‘ the Civil War City ’ .
5 AUSTRALIA clinched the series at Adelaide , but their path to a winning , 3–0 lead was obstructed by an excellent performance from India , whose captain Mohammad Azharuddin waited until the exciting last day before exhibiting his undoubted skills with the bat for the first and only time in the series .
6 That means political unpopularity for the first and the wrath of the ERM for the second .
7 We played The Marquee for the first and only time supporting Eddie And The Hot Rods .
8 Hooley 's gilded years came to an abrupt end in June 1898 , when he himself filed a petition for the first and most sensational of his four bankruptcies .
9 Labour demand is denoted generally by where N denotes the number of workers demanded , w is the wage rate , and the subscripts are the usual notation for the first and second order derivatives .
10 With a few very distinguished exceptions , the skiing is on the easy side , well suited to beginners who can enjoy the scenic and economic advantages of a single two bar hamlet for the first and only time .
11 But three minutes after the interval Leeds skipper Ellery Hanley took Schofield 's short pass to spin out of a tackle and go over for the try , goaled by Gallagher , which put Leeds in front for the first and only time in the game .
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