Example sentences of "[art] [noun] for [pos pn] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The budget for its first year was set at F66 million and at F100 million for the next 12 months . |
| 2 | These provide the titles for our first three chapters . |
| 3 | Atherton , back in the side for his first Test of the tour , battled through 41 overs to show England 's management why they should have picked him at Madras , while Blakey — brought in because Neil Fairbrother was still ill with a virus — has now made only seven runs from three Test innings and looks out of his depth . |
| 4 | He took the youngster for her first recording session , making a tape of three songs in two hours for £50 at a local recording studio . |
| 5 | Then we collected our rifles from the armoury for our first lesson in shooting drill . |
| 6 | WITH nearly 20 years of trouble-free driving behind me , I was relatively confident and assured when I switched on the ignition for my first lesson in advanced driving . |
| 7 | Children are prepared in the classroom for their first communion , confession , and confirmation . |
| 8 | After clearing customs , John flew the Corsair down to Alconbury , the venue for its first UK display booking , where Lindsey Walton and John Allison were waiting to greet him . |
| 9 | Once again demonstrating the resilience which had become a characteristic of his candidacy , Clinton campaigned strongly in New York , and even chose it as the venue for his first foreign policy speech since December . |
| 10 | The work he did for his Doctorat de l'Universite , awarded with the citation ‘ bien ’ in 1965 , formed the basis for his first book , The Law Governing Employment in International Organisations ( 1967 ) , which remains a source much used by courts and tribunals including the Hague International Court of Justice . |
| 11 | This announcement meant that the three biggest Japanese car makers had all selected the UK as the site for their first European car assembly plant , in preparation for the completion of the Single European Market in 1992 . |
| 12 | Hamilton was lax with a goal kick , Ferguson whipped the ball across the box and Johnson back-heeled the ball into the path of Bowman , who calmly swept home the ball for his first goal since November . |
| 13 | Whenever a young colt was brought to the smithy for its first shoeing few people would be found to stand around . |
| 14 | In Stephen 's company he attended a synod in London where a sermon preached by Gilbert Foliot [ q.v. ] , bishop of London , provided the inspiration for his first work of scholarship , the massive Pantheologus , completed in 1189 . |
| 15 | You 'll see her at one in the morning for her first feed . ’ |
| 16 | Young otters do not like the water and quite often , mum has to forcibly shove the reluctant infant into the river for its first lesson ! |
| 17 | With some encouragement from other quarters plus careful selection of the subject for their first course it should be possible to get a number of these persons to participate . |
| 18 | Instead , he had a blue card telling him to be at the hospital for his first appointment with a National Health psychotherapist , a photograph of a fair-haired woman with green eyes , a driving licence , a library ticket , a yellowed old newspaper cutting about a forgotten murder , and a much fresher , more succinct bit of print torn from last Sunday 's newspaper . |
| 19 | All this was to prepare the men for their first actual jump from an aircraft . |
| 20 | We were taken the few miles out to Wyton by RAF transport and in a short time , smiling falsely at each other and with our cumbersome parachutes bumping round our legs , we found ourselves walking out to the plane for our first flight . |
| 21 | Fans of the historic Whitworth Hall , near Spennymoor , birthplace of Bobby Shafto , can join a new ‘ Friends of Whitworth ’ scheme entitling them to concessions when the hall opens to the public for its first full season . |
| 22 | Mr Dinkins , who arrived on the weekend for his first trip to Japan , is leading a delegation of New York business executives and city officials on a week-long visit to buttress business and cultural ties . |
| 23 | I bought the painting for my first offer . ’ |
| 24 | Observers held their breath as the former Derry City and Shelbourne star took to the pitch for his first game but the thunderous greeting that cascaded down from the Windsor stands proved it was unnecessary caution . |
| 25 | The most highly regarded Australian umpire , Tony Crafter , has had to wait until the final Test of the series for his first match this summer . |
| 26 | Yeah we could charge the removes for their first kiss . |
| 27 | Now , after five wins in six games , the Packers travel to the Houston Oilers on Sunday in the running for their first play-off appearance since 1982 . |
| 28 | Whereas before the majority of pet dog owners would have just one dog , more and more people now decide to get a second dog — often as a playmate for their first dog . |
| 29 | Professor Wragg writes : Your Local Education Authority is obliged to give your son a grant for his first higher- education course . |
| 30 | Store manager Tim Stanger has a warm welcome as well as a rose and a flag for his first customer . |