Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [vb past] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The visit lasted over an hour during which time Neil Kinnock experienced at first hand what carpet manufacturing was all about . |
| 2 | We want to get views of St Albans District Council am I told erm that last Thursday evening in the snow , er Counc St Albans Council came through first er to erm agree it . |
| 3 | Mr Edgar refused at first , and Linton sent him several more letters . |
| 4 | Midlands canals tended at first to link local industries with their raw materials . |
| 5 | After an amazing cross country round yesterday with her agile horse Knockdrin Vina finished in first position with 49 points after the dressage , and is hoping for a clear round today to win the £1,500 national championship and title . |
| 6 | Sitting together on a settee as they faced hostile questioning , Bill Clinton seemed at first to be struggling as he was tackled over the Flowers affair . |
| 7 | American Airlines spokesman Ian Burns said at first the service was a tremendous success , but the winter passenger numbers were less than expected . |
| 8 | The Mendeleev Table appeared at first sight to conclude the study of the atomic theory by setting a limit to the existence of fundamentally different kinds of matter . |