Example sentences of "[vb pp] [num] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | A close working relationship with John Wilkinson , the club chairman , developed over the last five years , and Ashcroft 's position was considered one of the First Division 's safest . |
| 2 | In contrast to the comments ( above ) on pavements with four pairs of interlaced squares , this mosaic can be considered one of the first examples of a distinctive saltire arrangement : an arrangement which has pelta-urns ( with bases facing away from the central roundel ) on each arm . |
| 3 | By the middle of the thirteenth-century Milan 's ruling commune had lost its power , and the city had become one of the first to fall to the signori , the city lords . |
| 4 | De La Rue , the security printing and payments systems group , has become one of the first companies to announce results under FRS 3 . |
| 5 | Billy Hamilton , who retired from Rentokil several years ago , [ formerly working with Pest Control in Belfast and still collecting debts for the company ] has become one of the first people in Northern Ireland to be presented with a commemorative medal from the Soviet authorities . |
| 6 | Paul has become one of the first fans to have his room decorated with the wallpaper . |
| 7 | We were only given ten on the first day . |
| 8 | ‘ The truth is , I 've broken one of the first rules of being a doctor . |
| 9 | A John Thomas hat-trick enabled Albion to take the aggregate score to six apiece with a 5-3 win at Bradford , while Palace won 3-2 having lost 2-1 in the first leg of their clash with second division basement dwellers , Leicester City . |
| 10 | In 1782 Warltire was elected one of the first forty-five honorary members of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society , the others including such illustrious men as Antoine Lavoisier , Alessandro Volta , and Benjamin Franklin . |
| 11 | A few days before he resigned from West Ham , the club had been beaten 6–0 in the first leg of a crunch match against Oldham . |
| 12 | I have read three of the first four issues and find it thoroughly enjoyable with lots of practical help and practical help is what I require . |
| 13 | A team of 12 journalism students has launched one of the first independent radio stations ( Radio Tartu ) in the former Soviet republic of Estonia . |