Example sentences of "the first [noun sg] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , when the 1971 British Lions stretched Fergie McCormick this way and that when winning the First Test on Mains ' home ground , the All Black selectors decided that McCormick had to go , and Mains went on to play the remaining three Tests of the first rubber that the Lions had won in New Zealand . |
| 2 | The first gardener on record was named Piggot , apparently a dishonest one , as he was dismissed for overcharging . |
| 3 | Just answering the first question on assessment of the over seventy-fives , that in fact really should be better left for the to say . |
| 4 | We will insist that the first call on income from the sale of mental health hospitals is the provision of better accommodation and services in the community for mental health users and people with learning disabilities . |
| 5 | The database — built in the first instance on information provided by the Industrial Liaison office , the Principal 's Office , Napier University Ventures Ltd , the Development Office and the Enterprise Centre — became generally available on the University computer network in March 1993 . |
| 6 | In introducing General Secretary , Ciaran Ryan as the first speaker on behalf of the Association , Congress President , Tom Douglas said ‘ Our next speaker is from a new affiliate to Congress . |
| 7 | The first night on board , everything is deliberately kept informal , to give passengers time to settle in and find their bearings . |
| 8 | More detail is given for the first part on document preparation systems as this has been developed into the HyperCard system described below . |
| 9 | Somewhere between the first drink on Christmas Eve ( at around 5pm ) and the first cup of tea on Christmas morning ( at around 5am ) , the fear evaporates , leaving in its place a wonderful feeling of contentment . |
| 10 | It gives me the opportunity not only of placing on the official record the Committee 's thanks to its staff for their work , not only of drawing to the attention of the House what I think is the first debate on community care to be initiated in the Chamber which is not part of a debate on another measure , but also of drawing attention to the number of firsts that we score with this report and debate . |
| 11 | The Czechs put Rangers out of the European Cup in the first round on goal difference . |
| 12 | Available for the first time on CD are Tell The Truth , Live In Person At The Whisky A Go-Go and Love Man . |
| 13 | Captain Naas Botha said ‘ We want a repeat of our match against the Midlands in midweek when we played effective rugby for the full 80 minutes for the first time on tour . |
| 14 | There are so many towns to be seen , and each must be — or ought to be — approached for the first time on foot : certainly all the smaller towns . |
| 15 | Treasury officials will also be looking at slapping Vat for the first time on bus fares , water , domestic fuel , books and newspapers . |
| 16 | She 's been speaking for the first time on camera following her release from prison , exclusively to Central News . |
| 17 | His pedigree may be long , but nevertheless here he is on piano and electronic keyboards leading his own band for the first time on disc with the driving drums of Jeff ‘ Tain ’ Watts ( also of Branford Marsalis group fame ) , Branford himself on tenor sax , Roderick Ward ( alto sax ) , Charnett Moffett , Chris McBridge , Robert Hurst or Andy Gonzales ( all alternating on bass ) , Jerry Gonzales ( percussion ) and on one track Steve Berrios and on two Don Alias ( both on drums , percussion ) . |
| 18 | Susan came downstairs for the first time on Christmas Eve , and was genuinely delighted to see how pretty Breeze had made the sombre old dining-room . |
| 19 | ‘ As the Sun now recognises , the publication did cause personal offence to the Queen but it also caused offence amongst those who prefer to hear or see Her Majesty 's Christmas Message for the first time on Christmas Day . ’ |
| 20 | they booked a six week holiday coming back on the first week on boxing day they 've got free car hire for the whole six weeks , not the insurance . |
| 21 | I 've written the whole section as an identical pattern of pull-offs ( with one note in parentheses , because I think that 's what Cliff was aiming for , but missed getting the first lick on string 1 to sound out — there were no drop-ins on recording sessions in 1956 ! ) . |
| 22 | Lord Hope did not accept the first submission on behalf of the pursuers , which was to the effect that when the completed application form was sent to the building society the pursuers had accepted an offer made by the society to consider the application , as , unlike in Hunter v General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Co , 19O9SC ( HL ) 3O , the building society in the present case had not given any undertaking to consider the application and were under no obligation to do so . |
| 23 | By clause 2 of this mortgage , the mortgagor guaranteed to pay to the first defendant on demand : |
| 24 | One early assumption was that the first atmosphere on Earth consisted of gases rich in nitrogen and hydrogen , such as ammonia and methane . |
| 25 | The first brigade on record consisted of Captain E. Eglin , Sergeant A. Darker , Firemen J. Parker , T. Clarke , R. Johnson , G. Hands , J. Lines , D. Faulkner , D. Mackey , W. Young , J. Leach , G. Knight , C. Timbrell , R. Newbold , and J. Bunn . |
| 26 | The first stage on completion and the second following the results of the completion audit . |
| 27 | The majority are fitted in quite neatly , but the addition of a sentence after the first quotation on page 34 makes the referent of " Another possibility " , which opens the next sentence , ambiguous . |
| 28 | Ninety-two competitors took part in the first walk on Whit Monday the 1st June 1903 , one of the first all-amateur walking events to be held in England . |
| 29 | It falls to the groom to reply to the first speech on behalf of himself and his bride . |
| 30 | Maury had just completed Physical Geography of the Sea , the first textbook on oceanography published in 1855 . |