Example sentences of "on the first [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Sources are strangely silent on the first hundred years of the Mesopotamian Jews under Parthian rule . |
2 | 6% ( six per cent ) of the Publisher 's net receipts on the first 500 copies of each cassette sold ( irrespective for format or standard ) |
3 | Judgment was reserved yesterday on the first legal moves to pin the blame for the contamination . |
4 | 12% ( twelve per cent ) of the Publisher 's net receipts on the first 20,000 copies sold |
5 | ‘ Fortunately , I was given a good assessment on the first 45 minutes , and apparently the experiment proved I 'm very fit . |
6 | The Cordillera Real Mineral Programme is an in-depth metallogenic study following on the first four years ' reconnaissance . |
7 | Chemotherapy consisted of four week cycles of intravenous leucovorin ( 200 mg/m/day ) followed by 5-fluorouracil ( 550 mg/m/day ) and cisplatin ( 20 mg/m/day ) , each drug being given on the first four days of the cycle . |
8 | As an example of our approach to regeneration areas , work on the redevelopment of the Crown Street project has progressed to the point where most of the roads and services are in place and work is about to start on the first 200 houses . |
9 | Alisdaire Lockhart presents a progress report on the first six months of the University 's Campaign for Resource . |
10 | As my hon. Friend will have seen in the recent report on the first six months of the NHS reforms , substantial progress is being made by the NHS backed by our reforms and the record resources that we are making available . |
11 | Gargy Patel looks back on the first twelve months of the motorway completed after two decades of delay . |
12 | The 20 foot roof above our heads provided perfect shelter for all eventualities , so we decided to share our last scraps of food in another bivouac after fixing the ropes on the first two pitches above the terrace . |
13 | The top-rope on the first two pitches made them possible , and then we worked upwards , forcing tired bodies to perform and tired minds to keep them safe . |
14 | Now the white painted bookcases which reached to the ceiling were filled only on the first two shelves with incongruous modern volumes with used-looking dust-covers . |
15 | For now , attention is focused on the first two reasons why firms invest , rather than rely purely on third-party trade . |
16 | If you are just starting a new job of any kind this morning , your first day , then do n't worry , it does n't matter what you do , the odds on the first two things they 'll show you is , where the toilet is , and how to load paper into the photocopier . |
17 | So I will take the blame for that one , but why did n't the machine tuck up on the first two garments of the same size ? |
18 | On the first two touches , it shifted , and she could n't get a grip on it , but on the third attempt , she clasped it between her toes . |
19 | Departures from the sound created on the first two albums include an appearance by bagpipes and female backing vocalists , plus whistle , hurdy gurdy and horns . |
20 | Those are the three chords for the chorus , but the melody and harmony represent 4ths on the first two strings at the fifth fret , third fret and then open . |
21 | This has made farmers think about changing the amount of money they spend on the first two inputs , shown at X on the diagram . |
22 | On the first two issues the CLPD was successful . |
23 | In her report on the first two years , Ms Costigan said : ‘ The area where they live is a tourist area and on the whole is a very beautiful area , but for the young people who live here it does have its drawbacks . ’ |
24 | On the first two occasions it preceded some terrible event , so he is in a state of great apprehension . |
25 | Under its extant rules , support from 55 per cent of those voting was required for a strike to be called , and this was achieved on the first two occasions only : in December 1971 , 59 per cent voted in favour , whereas in February 1974 support was an overwhelming 81 per cent . |
26 | Mungo concentrated on the first two rows . |
27 | Although Stars & Stripes led on the first two legs , America 's speed prevailed . |
28 | In recent years we have been witnessing an attempt to place more emphasis on the first two purposes of education to redress what is considered an imbalance in favour of the third in the three decades following the 1944 Education Act . |
29 | Time was lost on the first two days and then the Saturday was washed out altogether , so it was Monday before Lloyd was able to complete his first Test hundred at his adopted home , in what many thought would be his last opportunity . |
30 | Here we go again , said everyone , and they were right ; on the first two days there had been plenty of cloud to help the bowlers , but on the Saturday the sun shone and West Indies made the most of it . |