Example sentences of "[adv] as [art] first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Columbus 's voyage was over in thirty-five days ; but Magellan 's had been gone a year and weathered a subAntarctic winter before the real task began — the voyage over a trackless waste of waters exactly three times as long as the first crossing of the Atlantic … |
| 2 | I hope the RFU competitions committee make an urgent review of proceedings , especially as the First Division will be reduced to 10 teams for the 1993–94 season . |
| 3 | The avoidance of such fluctuations was considered desirable not only as a first stage in monetary union but also for the smooth operation of the Common Agricultural Policy , since food prices are calculated according to the exchange value of member currencies . |
| 4 | Mary shivered and turned away as the first clods of earth thudded onto the coffin . |
| 5 | It was then , just as the first signs of Arab flexibility appeared , that in Israel the notion took root that the renunciation of ‘ grand designs ’ was erroneous in its minimalism . |
| 6 | The tape on the bus was changed to ‘ choochie ’ accordion music just as the first streams of passengers jostled their way to the buses . |
| 7 | We arrived just as the first eggs were hatching . |
| 8 | Devices like Hewlett-Packard 's DeskJet are becoming very significant in the office market just as the first wave of page printers is due to be pensioned off |
| 9 | ‘ I still dropped it , just as the first shock wave struck us . |
| 10 | To be a Christian means actively to follow Jesus Christ in faith , just as the first disciples of Jesus did . |
| 11 | Just as the first Venetians found that the water-logged islands of their lagoon , far from merely affording them protection from their enemies on land , also provided them with ideal access to the sea and with it immense possibilities of wealth and naval power , so it emerged in the course of human social evolution that the psychological mechanisms which had been necessary in socializing man also proved serviceable for many other enterprises and in time produced the great flowering of human culture which we see around us today . |
| 12 | I flattened to the street just as the first shots were fired … |
| 13 | Horace left school at age 14 , just as the First World War broke out . |
| 14 | Just as the First World War set the stage for the development of International Relations as a separate discipline , so now the subject is studied in a way which reflects an implicit view of what are the most important events and trends . |
| 15 | ( A ) That an amount borne by the Insured of a party hereto as the first portion of the cost of each accident shall apply in priority to : — |
| 16 | The auditory word detectors are activated by input from a spoken word , and an essential aspect of the model is that this activation begins as soon as the first sounds in the word are heard . |
| 17 | As soon as the first person speaks , your confederate leaves the room and says ‘ I have received the inspiration ’ . |
| 18 | Almost as soon as the first fascicle had appeared , the OED was recognized as a unique enterprise , a pioneering work of scholarship , an unparalleled treasury of the English language , and the indispensable key to the interpretation of the literature of past ages . |
| 19 | According to the cohort model , however , as soon as the first part of the word has been heard , all the detectors for words beginning with this initial sound are activated . |
| 20 | Harriet Shakespeare and the policemen had begun to creep closer , ready to run as soon as the first shot was fired . |
| 21 | I did , from the moment we met , almost as soon as the first throb of the Mantela 's engines announced that we were on our way . |
| 22 | As soon as the first ring sounded he knew she was not there , that the sound of the telephone was reverberating through empty rooms , as lost and desolate as wind crying across a salt marsh , as hopeless as he felt his own heart to be . |
| 23 | Untidy foliage at the water 's edge provides a sanctuary for waterlily beetles and other aquatic pests , so should be removed as soon as the first autumn frosts turn it brown . |
| 24 | Market research surveys were probably the first type of opinion survey to be used and as early as the first decade of the twentieth century . |
| 25 | As early as the first minute they had a goal disallowed . |
| 26 | The fact of these men 's having been guided argues a body of local botanical knowledge as early as the first part of the 17th century . |
| 27 | The day 's preparations will begin early as the first newsmen get into position . |
| 28 | As far as the first case is concerned , I take it that part of the process of rational reflection on a set of moral principles and courses of action for myself would involve consulting others ( the experts , if you like ) . |
| 29 | As far as the first factor is concerned , foreign trade has clearly assumed greater importance to the Soviet economy in recent years . |
| 30 | By a respondent 's notice dated 20 February 1991 the plaintiffs gave notice of their intention to contend that the judgment should be affirmed on the additional grounds , inter alia , that ( 1 ) leave to appeal from the order of 4 November 1988 should have been refused ; ( 2 ) there was no ground for interfering with the judge 's finding that the first defendant was not the agent of the plaintiffs ; ( 3 ) there was no evidence that the second defendant was at any material time under the influence of or dominated by the first defendant so as to be prevented from exercising independent judgment ; ( 4 ) in so far as the first defendant repeated his over-optimistic expectations to the second defendant it was not a misrepresentation , fraudulent or otherwise ; and ( 5 ) as to whether there was manifest disadvantage , the charge was required as a condition of further increased overdraft facility to Heathrow Fabrications Ltd. , without which that company , whose success would have been of benefit to the second defendant , would have been in financial difficulties . |