Example sentences of "[subord] [noun pl] [prep] [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Small investors will pay less than institutions for the first instalment though how much less will not be known until June 29 after the international offer closes . |
| 2 | Small investors will pay less than institutions for the first instalment , although how much less will not be known until June 29 after the international offer closes . |
| 3 | With a smothered curse he pulled her into his arms and began to kiss her , using a more powerful argument than words as the first touch of his mouth on hers sent everything out of Leonora 's head other than the fact that she loved and wanted this man to the point where she was almost ready to believe that she 'd been mistaken . |
| 4 | However , as is widely attested , irrespective of minimum wages , women do tend to earn less than men in the First as well as the Third World . |
| 5 | The courts have recognised that , whilst contracts in the first category , even though on standard terms , may be unobjectionable , very different criteria apply to those in the second category , and in modern times the courts have generally been vigilant to prevent the abuse of contracts of adhesion by parties with stronger market power , especially in the context of " consumer " dealings . |
| 6 | To use the army as strike-breakers for the first time since Franco ( and Spain 's universally detested military service would have caused some intersting tests of loyalty ) would have provoked a confrontation with an unclear outcome for both sides . |
| 7 | NEW drivers have TWICE as many accidents as old-timers in the first two years after passing the test . |
| 8 | Members of the foreign press were allowed as observers for the first time and ‘ dialogue ’ was the stated aim of the congress and also of the CPPCC to follow . |
| 9 | We have almost as many girls as boys in the first year in the sixth form , for instance , which I think is a measure of this success . |