Example sentences of "[vb pp] [subord] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.

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1 In 1965 the clash was more marked because for the first time the EEC was seriously attempting to inaugurate a common policy .
2 If it is pressed while on the first input field of a line , then the cursor will be placed on the last input field of the previous line .
3 Furthermore , if it is pressed while on the first input field of the first line of a scrolled area , then it has the same effect as EXIT SCROLLED AREA BACKWARDS , described below .
4 Mrs Belgrove , a 32-year-old agricultural graduate , started by hacking down trees and giant weeds , under which were plants such as sedum and aquilegia which had been hidden since before the First World War .
5 Neil Cochrane 's mouth tightened when for the first time Sally-Anne saw his face plain , and reacted by controlling her own , so that the shock which she had received was only momentarily shown .
6 Their own experiences at the Front , and the fact that in many of their villages and townships heavier losses had already been recorded than in the First World War , contradicted what Hitler had had to say .
7 An initiation for prisoners had been established where for the first week officers were encouraged to violently beat and humiliate the new prisoner in nauseous ways .
8 Between 1912 and 1930 their most successful period was 1914–18 when all football was suspended because of the First World War .
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