Example sentences of "[det] in [art] first [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Société Générale , one of the country 's biggest banks , had to raise provisions against dud loans by more than half in the first six months of 1990 . |
| 2 | He set up Merson 's first with a bit of right wing trickery after Palace had had the audacity to take an eighth minute lead and then laid on Campbell 's stunning left foot volley , Arsenal 's third , all in the first 16 minutes . |
| 3 | More bird song : willow warbler , wren , robin — all in the first few minutes . |
| 4 | Many in the first two categories have had little opportunity to work and build state or private pensions . |
| 5 | Patsy was a sickly child , growing very little in the first few years of his life . |
| 6 | Women with their womb-smelling warmth , their talcum powder and milky breasts had seen to that in the first four weeks of life . |
| 7 | Looking at the audience , you may find that only those in the first five rows are alert and interested — the next five rows are straining forward , probably frowning , while the people in the back of the hall have given up and are doing their best to hide the fact that they are nodding off . |
| 8 | After those cuts , trading profits of the communications division were more than double those in the first half year and marginally ahead of the second half of last year as business held up . |
| 9 | After those cuts , trading profits of the communications division were more than double those in the first half year and marginally ahead of the second half of last year as business held up . |
| 10 | Case D , although ranked 3 , earns 7000 more in the first 2 years than case C , which is ranked 1 . |
| 11 | Case D , although ranked 3 , earns 7000 more in the first 2 years than case C , which is ranked 1 . |