Example sentences of "a first [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A first secretary at the Netherlands embassy in Tunis , Robert-Jan Ackerman , was killed outside his home on Feb. 27 by shots fired from a waiting car . |
| 2 | Ali Rajavi , a first secretary at the Iranian embassy in London , was ordered to leave the United Kingdom by Aug. 25 , as announced on Aug. 14 , in retaliation for the expulsion in July of Geoffrey Brammer , a UK diplomat in Tehran [ see also p. 39027 ] ; on Aug. 15 the Iranian government ordered an Indian national employed as an accountant at the UK embassy in Tehran and two UK citizens to leave the country within one week , accusing them of involvement in " illegal activities " . |
| 3 | There is also a very fine wooden model of the Duomo , handy for a first look at the roof statuary before the visit . |
| 4 | We took a first look at the pay and file provisions with the non-tax specialist in mind ( see ACCOUNTANCY , April , p 80 ) . |
| 5 | Each of these three groups has made a first report at the time this Chapter was written . |
| 6 | A first glance at the Corrado suggests that the stubby , two-plus-very-small-two coupe is one of the least practical cars on the market , particularly as the compact dimensions also limit luggage accommodation to little more than a week 's family shopping . |