Example sentences of "[prep] a first [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a first session on June 8 near Brno , Klaus declared that the two sides ' views were " fundamentally different " . |
| 2 | America 's faltering recovery continued with a 6.7% rise in housing starts in April over the previous month , lower than had been expected after a first quarter in which housing starts had been curbed by bad weather . |
| 3 | However , they were also quite pricey , as they could well afford to be , so I designed my own after a first disaster with one of the Ken Smith ledger rods . |
| 4 | After a first phase of innovation competition to establish liquid niches in interest rate and share index markets , there is likely to be a phase of consolidation and rationalisation . |
| 5 | He was recently fined £500 by the European Tour when , after a first round of 74 in his defence of the Mediterranean Open , he refused to come in for the requested press interview . |
| 6 | By that time Woosnam had advanced from his overnight position of three under par , after a first round of 69 , to seven under , one behind Craig Parry , of Australia . |
| 7 | Grady slipped with a 75 but made the cut , as did Roger Davis with a splendid 68 to retrieve his position after a first round of 77 . |
| 8 | Mark Roe was altogether more scathing about the problem after a first round of 85 which left him in last place in the field . |
| 9 | Lotus will also make a strong showing , giving UK users the chance of a first look at Freelance Graphics 2 , and showing of its new spreadsheet , Improve for Windows , which we 'll be reviewing in our April issue . |
| 10 | He may be taken as an example of a first type of critic , the advocate . |
| 11 | It left him on seven under , six behind Lanner and in with a chance of a first victory since March last year . |
| 12 | The approach of companies varies , but many prefer to have a flexible legal agreement allowing surface access for prospecting , including overburden drilling and geophysics , with the right of a first refusal to an option over the mineral rights after a specified time . |
| 13 | The prize of £2,000 is awarded to the most outstanding synopsis of a first book by a young author in the field of archaeology , ethnography or ancient history . |
| 14 | By 1983 , the year of the publication of a first catalogue by Géza von Habsburg-Lothringen , their collection counted sixty-eight boxes . |
| 15 | Poetry and music , well attested as pastimes of both upper and lower deck in the period concerned , come to us in rehearsals for a noisy and enthusiastic Messiah in which hierarchies are temporarily forgotten , in the verse-contests of two junior officers partial to odes , in the stamp of hornpipes and the therapy of farces and dramatic interludes and , pertinently , in the comments of the inartistic , like the complaint of Aubrey 's cantankerous servant Killick , exasperated by the noise of a first attempt at ‘ Old Bach 's D Minor double sonata ’ : |
| 16 | The name of a first point of contact within the organisation , up to 28 printing characters long , including spaces . |
| 17 | Morgan asserted , and McLennan denied , the existence of a first stage of society when social life was undifferentiated , when marriage did not exist , and when above all , private property did not occur . |
| 18 | DESPITE a first tour of England in 1927 and later four home Tests in 1929–30 , the 1931 visit was an important one for New Zealand cricket . |
| 19 | At the outset , some things are bit like a first round of a sparing match . |
| 20 | In all , the Package provides material for a first level of study for the teaching and learning of English as a foreign or second language . |
| 21 | The diversity of climbing styles packed into just 60 feet of grit is remarkable — only the off-width connoisseur will be disappointed — and the combination of this , a natural line of least resistance and finishing atop a genuine , albeit modest , summit provides one of the most enjoyable excursions for a first acquaintance with Froggatt . |
| 22 | The single charge upon which Barry was convicted alleged that he had possessed cocaine between Nov. 7 and Nov. 10 , 1989 , an offence which carried a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a fine of $100,000 , although it was extremely rare for a prison sentence to be imposed for a first offence of this nature . |
| 23 | There is also a very fine wooden model of the Duomo , handy for a first look at the roof statuary before the visit . |
| 24 | Korda told him he was ready for a first crack at Hollywood . |
| 25 | They would certainly make a safer choice for a first aeroplane after the club trike than does the twitchy taildragging Silvaire and its lookalike cousins . |
| 26 | If Bowe wins and opts for a first defence against veteran George Foreman , the WBC have confirmed they will strip him of the title and declare Lennox Lewis champion . |
| 27 | For a first course for four , 6 oz. each of salmon and butter is a plentiful allowance . |
| 28 | For a first course at dinner I ordered a mixed starter , not sure what I would get . |
| 29 | This would be considered a success for a first release from a fairly new act . |
| 30 | It has been revived under the auspices of the Burlington Magazine , and there will again be two categories of prize : the main award of $15,000 and a further award of $5,000 for a first book by a promising scholar . |