Example sentences of "and [noun] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are underprivileged individuals and groups in the First World , as well as in the Third and Second Worlds . |
| 2 | Oxford and Swindon in the first clash of '93 . |
| 3 | Then capping it all is a ceiling of absolute if intricate formality , a prelude and preparation to the first floor rooms that were never to be worked . |
| 4 | The general value of practical placements and projects during the first degree stage is becoming more widely recognized . |
| 5 | They are , in short , symbols of eminence and are normally granted only to peers and knights of the first class of the orders of chivalry — although some baronets also have armorial supporters . |
| 6 | At the Restoration his ex-church and ex-crown lands and those belonging to the Butler ( Ormonde ) family in Ireland were all forfeit , but he managed to retain other Irish interests , through the friendship and protection of the first Baron Kingston , who as Sir John King [ q.v. ] had been a Cromwellian until 1659 . |
| 7 | The clouds have dropped down over the mountain so that the evangelicals and charismatics on the first contour above the town have vanished into the mist . |
| 8 | It will include access ramps for the disabled , new heating , fire alarm and fire detection systems and toilets on the first floor . |
| 9 | Walnut was used for the bodies and necks during the first few years of production but later Gibson switched to mahogany as this proved to be a more stable material , with less material wastage during the timber selection procedure . |
| 10 | DEC also announced NAS support for Sun and NAS Advantage — a higher level of conformance with DEC 's Network Application Support architecture , with SAS and Progress as the first applications to win the brand-level . |
| 11 | What was the upshot for resource allocation of the wrangles between the Electricity Boards and Whitehall in the first ten years of nationalisation ? |
| 12 | In 1882 he married Laura Julia , daughter of Baron Hermann de Stern and his wife Julia Goldsmid , and sister of the first Baron Michelham . |
| 13 | None the less the sheer ability and enthusiasm of the first generation established the value of the MRO and the important contribution he or she could bring to teachers and schools , both primary and secondary . |
| 14 | King Hussein visited Iceland , Canada , the USA , France and Germany during the first half of March . |
| 15 | Though greeted with courtesy and politeness by the First and Second Elders , the intrusion of more humans onto the Sense-Sphere is covertly opposed by the City Administrator . |
| 16 | As I did n't want to undergo the inconvenience of surgery to remove the offending gall bladder , I opted for virtually fat free eating , with the miraculous side effect of acquiring slim hips and thighs for the first time in my adult life ( see photograph on next page ) . |
| 17 | Then I darted breathless and sodden into the first hotel I came to . |
| 18 | A public road threads a delightful passage through woodlands in the company of river and loch for the first few miles , ending at a car park from which further progress is possible only by walking — and further progress should certainly be made . |
| 19 | To sit in a plush cinema with Anna , Mama and Konstantin on the first night , watching the titles unroll ! |
| 20 | The festival organisers , the local CAMRA branch and Tynemouth Round Table , planned to open from 11am to 10.30pm on Friday and Saturday in the first week of September but were forced to close at 9pm instead . |
| 21 | Their successors will be in action at Desertmartin on Friday and Saturday in the first youth Division British Championship event to be held here . |
| 22 | In 1892 , the union 's expenditure exceeded its income and reserves for the first time . |
| 23 | The submission to the Department of Trade and Industry of the first annual reports by the audit regulatory bodies ( see ACCOUNTANCY , January , p 9 , and this issue , p 13 ) , has focused attention on both the audit process and the regulators themselves . |
| 24 | As more cars came , they took over the Fleetwood service , until on 10 March 1953 , there was a complete service by Coronations between Starr Gate and Fleetwood for the first time . |
| 25 | David White and McCreery were neck and neck throughout the first 125 race , after early leader Philip Neill dropped the eighth place on the third lap . |
| 26 | sought certain orders and declarations against the first defendant , Pantell S.A. ( ‘ Pantell ’ ) , the second defendant , Swiss Atlantic Holdings Ltd. and three other defendants who were all solicitors . |
| 27 | Tan heard Bach and Beethoven for the first time , and ‘ totally forgot about myself ’ . |
| 28 | Previous abridgements of the Philosophical Transactions had been carried out on a piecemeal basis , whereas Baddam 's version provided continuity and uniformity for the first time ( see Nichols 's summary of them in the above , pp. 482–3 ) . |
| 29 | Monaghan came close to snatching victory but this would have been rough justice on Cavan who showed flair and fluency in the first half before fading . |
| 30 | Talks took place between China and Taiwan for the first time since the Communists took control of China in 1949 and the former Nationalist government fled to Taiwan . |