Example sentences of "first [art] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I shall consider first the issue of socialisation of production and planning , then address the question of industrial democracy/workers ' control at the level of enterprise .
2 At first the gospel of family limitation appears to have been spread most effectively among the middle classes before it percolated through to the working classes .
3 His experience had followed traditional Calvinist lines — first the conviction of sin , then of vocation , or being called by God , followed by justification and the achievement of a saving faith .
4 First the relationship between public , private and voluntary sectors , which I do believe need to work more closely together .
5 Take first the question of sonship .
6 Take first the question of property .
7 There is first the problem of plea-bargaining .
8 First the law of restitution had developed to deal with actions for the recovery of money paid under a mistake of fact or certain forms of compulsion but did not encompass actions for the recovery of money that was not due .
9 We begin this chapter , accordingly , by looking at the different types of literary essay it is possible to write , considering first the variety of focus they give to their subject matter and the different modes of argument they adopt .
10 At first the whole of society , including the poets , had welcomed the new industrial processes and the feeling of power which they encouraged .
11 The requirement of reasonableness under the earlier Act was different in two respects , First the onus of proof was upon the buyer to show that the exemption clause did not pass the test , whereas under the 1977 Act the onus is on the seller to show that the clause passes the test .
12 Within the regions there have also been big changes , notably first the creation of area management , then the abolition of the divisions .
13 In this book she reviews , first the paucity of research or literature on the subject , and then the various ways in which their education , or lack of it , affects the lives of children in care , not only in their childhood , but influencing their life chances as adults .
14 We consider first the extent of accumulation for bequests and then its division among the next generations ( these decisions may of course be interdependent ) .
15 Monotheism is first a critique of nature religion , but then of tribalism — that is , of the notion that the function of religion is to ensure the coherence , survival , and prosperity of the tribe .
16 But first a note of caution .
17 First a note of caution on your report on Aerospace .
18 This meant first a period in hospital , then periodic visits to the clinic .
19 First every stick of furniture gets carted off , and all my labour-saving appliances , then the carpets and the curtains , if you please .
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