Example sentences of "the first [noun sg] [subord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thickness does not decrease linearly , but follows an exponential curve , with the thickness decreasing much more over the first kilometre than the second , and so on . |
| 2 | While celebrating the first occasion since the Spanish occupation of 1571 on which foreign troops had not been based in the Philippines , the country 's President , Fidel Ramos , expressed the hope that his country could develop " even stronger ties with the USA " following the withdrawal . |
| 3 | It is tempting to see this as the first occasion when the judges insisted on independence on this principle . |
| 4 | just remind members by er , way of introduction that this is the the first occasion when the external auditor has been er invited to answer questions and make points on the management er er , letter to the full committee . |
| 5 | Swindon have a six goal lead from the first leg so no danger for them … |
| 6 | Next year the permanent collection will be redisplayed on the first floor while a new space will be constructed one floor above , for temporary exhibitions . |
| 7 | One has an outside stair , the only way to the first floor before an inside stair was built . |
| 8 | In fact , I had n't even got to the first stair before the phone went . |
| 9 | The next day use two pieces of dry food as a first course , the next day use four and so on , gradually increasing the size of the first course until the dog 's meal comprises a huge first course of dry food followed by a minuscule second course of only a single nugget of dry food garnished with some juicy brown food as a reward for cleaning its bowl . |
| 10 | There is no doubt that the person entitled to goods may enter and take them from the land of the first taker if the taker himself wrongfully put them there . |
| 11 | The committee was still discussing its response to crucial aspects of the first inspection when the next inspection process commenced in May this year . |
| 12 | This was the first devaluation since the introduction of the " big bang " economic reforms in January 1990 . |
| 13 | Three arrests have been made in relation to the first incident when a policeman was shot and injured shortly before an explosion at the gasworks . |
| 14 | In the first instance where the police officer dealing with the offender can not prove an intent , as point 5 above , he should consider this point . |
| 15 | Victim Martin Baxendale , 19 , a sales manager , was walking away from the scene of the first explosion when the second device went off . |
| 16 | The first decade after the Ansei Treaties produced a rearguard action against a Western intrusion which Japan was powerless to resist . |
| 17 | Going from there to , and that 's a sort of history of where things have happened over the previous four mon four months , to expectations about output this is the first survey since the recession began in which all regions , mainland regions of the U K say that they expect output to increase over the coming four months . |
| 18 | It would be a breach of the first principle if the data subject , or data provider , were deceived or misled about the purpose for which the data were obtained , held , used or disclosed . |
| 19 | Hereford 's hopes of building a winning run came to an end at Doncaster … the Rovers took the lead in the first half when the United defence was asleep … |
| 20 | The first night after the cocktail party had been the start of it all . |
| 21 | It 's the first change since the L-test started in 1935 . |
| 22 | Given its immediately appealing lyricism and lucid textures , it is extraordinary to report that Nagano 's is the first recording since the composer 's own ( made in 1966 and part of the Sony Classical Complete Edition ) . |
| 23 | He had just turned the first furrow when a tiger walked up and said : " Peace be with you , friend . |
| 24 | But the eight-time Wimbledon champion lost the first set as the Czechoslovak brought her down with her huge serve and she looked a bag of nerves . |
| 25 | In the first season after the new track was installed , Harvard 's runners increased their speeds by an average of 3 per cent . |
| 26 | His crisp jabbing had Gary Newton of Teams instantly on the defensive , and Exley followed up with tremendous hooks that had Newton down three times in the first round before the referee stepped in . |
| 27 | Sir Anthony said on the BBC 's World at One : ‘ I almost certainly will challenge her in the first round if no one else comes forward . |
| 28 | Alone in bed I wondered for the first time whether the girl had been truly dead when we threw her into the river . |
| 29 | Those present on this unique occasion were well aware they were making history in riding a steam train on the electric line , the first time since a steam engine was used on the construction of the line in the last century ! |
| 30 | On Nov. 14 the white , black and plum-coloured flag of independent Georgia flew officially in Tbilisi ( the capital ) for the first time since a short-lived independent republic had been overthrown by the Bolshevik Red Army in 1921 . |