Example sentences of "[noun sg] as [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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1 | On the assumption that they would continue to fall at the same rate as in the first half of the decade , it was estimated that the population would be only one tenth of its size in a hundred years time . |
2 | He was strong and his resources of stamina enabled him to play just as forcefully in the final ten minutes of a game as in the first ten . |
3 | Thirdy , the owner 's belief as to the first and second elements must be reasonable . |
4 | After listening to each pair of words decide whether the sound in question is the same or different in the second word as in the first word , and put a tick in the appropriate column , first having ticked off word no. 1 . |
5 | By then the product will have reverted to being a reasonable business again — but not in a glamorous way as in the first phase . |
6 | We are concerned with the Secretary of State 's decision as to the first period , the ‘ tariff . ’ |
7 | In fact as of the first of this month , the number of real vacancies was a hundred and four now today I 've received another list of er so called vacancies from the Leicestershire South area . |