Example sentences of "but [adv] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consequently decreased mortality among all ages ( but especially in the first year of life ) , together with a long-term reduction in fertility , have combined to produce an ageing population structure . |
| 2 | But only for the first day or so ; after a week I ca n't wait to return to Koraloona . ’ |
| 3 | This scheme too is found in free-standing statues ( e.g. figs. 75 , 76 ) , but only among the first generation or two of classical sculptors . |
| 4 | I 've bought all sorts really , but normally in the first week or two of getting paid , I 'd buy a gram or whatever and make it last for four or five days , so I 'd sort of have a quarter a day out of it . |
| 5 | Another splendidly flighted pass found McClair in the danger zone , but not for the first time the Scot 's control was wayward . |
| 6 | But not at the first interview . |
| 7 | In the beginning , maybe , when the meaning of life , or the preferability of semi-skimmed milk to skimmed might be debated , but once past the first anniversary , many of the conversations follow a well-worn route from one topic to the next and back again , taking in most of human life . |
| 8 | For as an analysis of the painting will show , many of the problems that faced Picasso and Braque in their creation of the style are stated here , crudely perhaps , but clearly for the first time . |
| 9 | But midway through the first half the Leeds performance improved dramatically with two tries in three minutes . |
| 10 | But midway through the first half , with England for once turning the screw , Rory Underwood was denied a try by Denis McBride 's crunching tackle that wrenched the ball from the flying winger 's grasp . |
| 11 | But now for the first time the diocese was being consulted — informally , quietly , but systematically . |
| 12 | But now for the first time she recognised the chill of fear . |
| 13 | But today for the first time she was certain that even in Paul 's presence she would find the courage to say what she wanted , what she really wanted , in the depth of her soul ; she was certain that she would find this courage even at the price of ruining everything between them . |
| 14 | Iron Towards the end of the second millennium BC , but particularly during the first millennium BC , developments in smelting technology meant that iron became available . |
| 15 | But even under the First Directive , as amended in particular by Directive ( 86/566/E.E.C. ) of 17 November 1986 ( Official Journal 1986 No . |
| 16 | The Russian heroic tenor , Alexei Steblianko , from the Kirov in Leningrad is the least comfortable with a French accent , but then on the first night he was battling with a throat infection . |
| 17 | The Russian heroic tenor , Alexei Steblianko , from the Kirov in Leningrad is the least comfortable with a French accent , but then on the first night he was battling with a throat infection . |
| 18 | Attacks on some of Iran 's smaller towns and cities occurred comparatively early in the war , but apart from the first two days , it is not clear when either side decided to strike at population centres as a strategic option . |
| 19 | I have seen some battles , heard of many , but never of the first news of a defeat being brought by the General Officers before ! ’ |