Example sentences of "for most [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forest had been comfortable enough for most of the first half . |
| 2 | The won the tournament in 1959 , but was n't able to compete in 1960 due to a serious knee infection that kept him out of action for most of the first half of the season . |
| 3 | Although Rangers were under the cosh for most of the first half , they went into the interval with the lead they refused to relinquish . |
| 4 | He led for most of the first 60 laps but was forced to make a tyre change . |
| 5 | For most of the first session the pupils watched a video about living in Britain during the war and looked through printed resources . |
| 6 | He was on stage for most of the first act , and it was only when the curtain fell for the interval that he could concentrate on anything other than the play . |
| 7 | Oxford ; desperate to get even with Swindon , anxious to show their skills were on top for most of the first half . |
| 8 | When United held the upper hand , which was for most of the first half , they were more dominant than Aberdeen were after the interval . |
| 9 | For most of the first week of February high pressure was centred to the southeast or south of Scotland giving a generally cloudy , mild , southwesterly flow over the country , although the month started with a sharp frost in central and southern areas . |