Example sentences of "say [noun] [prep] the first " in BNC.

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1 ’ Tomlinson says decisions on the first hospitals to close should be made ‘ urgently ’ .
2 Cap Gemini Sogeti SA said turnover for the first quarter of 1993 fell 2.7% to the equivalent of $537m .
3 Mr Braithwaite said work on the first stage of the new road was on schedule to start at the end of this year or early in 1993 .
4 The company said business in the first quarter was not fully satisfactory but it expects results for the full year 1993 to show an improvement over 1992 .
5 ‘ I might have died , you mean , ’ said Julia in the first lawyerly voice of her convalescence and then was sorry when she saw his face .
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