Example sentences of "of [noun sg] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course the first prerequisite was that he should be able to know his colleagues ' views before deciding whether or not he agreed with them , so he needed access to their report before it was officially released . |
| 2 | Of course the first thing we have to find out is whether your heart is in it ? ’ |
| 3 | In 1900 Edinburgh Waverley Station boasted forty lady operators working in the telegraph department , sending out 4,000 messages a day.a But it was of course the First World War which suddenly gave a tremendous fillip to women 's employment in stations . |
| 4 | To mark the start of work the first earth was dug by the client 's retail director , Tim Bonham ( right ) , ably assisted by WCUK area manager Paul Baxter . |
| 5 | In all areas of intervention the first step for purists was to speak out about sex . |
| 6 | And so quite a big job has been cutting reeds back around the islands and the banks , and also we 've had what they call blooms of blanketweed , not so much recently but , apparently it 's more common with new ponds and I had a tremendous bloom of blanketweed the first year after I made it . |
| 7 | Katherine sat back in the train 's cushioned seats and as it pulled away from the platform , she breathed a sigh of relief The first part of her plan had been safely accomplished . |