Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] a first [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , in a mood of heady exhilaration , a delicious scenario flashed in his mind ; the school drop-out , on his way to take delivery of his own Jumbo Jet , literally dropping back in during a First XI cricket match with two of the most celebrated test cricketers in the world in tow . |
| 2 | The late arrival by 13 minutes of three of their key players left Peterlee with too much work to do at Consett where they went down in a first division game by 91 points to 58 as they were left wondering what effect Ivor James , Gord Laing and Allen Quarmby might have had had they been there for the start . |
| 3 | We settle ourselves down in a First Class cabin , lay our delicacies out on the table , open some wine and champagne , set the crayfish on to plates that do n't look paper , and eat , drink and devour vast quantities of pâté , hors d'oeuvre and champagne . |
| 4 | And then a percent I could get you a percent off as a first time buyer . |
| 5 | He had badly wanted to sign off with a first victory in Adelaide and a record 10th in a single season . |
| 6 | After staging several provocative manoeuvres in Vilnius , the newly arrived Soviet paratroopers on Jan. 11 occupied the headquarters of the Lithuanian Defence Council , a government department set up as a first step towards establishing an independent Lithuanian army . |
| 7 | It 's staring right up at me , like it knows exactly what I 'm thinking , like it knows I have n't got a dream of ever coming up with a first sentence . |
| 8 | Paula , and perhaps we 'll bring it up in a first aid . |
| 9 | The staircase sweeps up to a first floor balcony connecting four bedrooms , most with en suite bathrooms . |
| 10 | It has n't come out of a first aid . |
| 11 | In turn I told her a little about my own background , as though we were out on a first date . |