Example sentences of "the first [noun] in [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The first firm in on the act was the Skerne Iron Works which had a somewhat chequered career as an occasional supplier of bridgeworks to the Great North Railway which ran through Darlington . |
2 | An exhibition that brings together ( for the first time in over a century ) the Pre-Raphaelites ' paintings , sculpture and decorative arts that decorated the houses of the region 's Victorian industrialists and entrepreneurs . |
3 | The old man , propped in his chair for the first time in over a month , laid a trembling hand on the babe 's head . |
4 | These two documents provided , for the first time in over a century , a summary of the various arguments on the subject of a national audit office . |
5 | Large areas of western Scotland , mid- and North Wales and the upland zones of the North and South West of England have exhibited population gains , in some cases for the first time in over a century . |
6 | For the first time in over a month Charles felt certain that he had n't lost interest in sex . |
7 | Now , for the first time in over a decade there is uncertainty over the Chelsea veteran 's inclusion . |
8 | The new synthetic pitch at the Jordanstown campus has attracted the prestigious tournament to Northern Ireland for the first time in over a decade , and the impressive facilities at the campus will be used together with the new pitch at Valley Leisure Centre . |
9 | Now , having beaten West Indies three times in quick succession after not having beaten them for years , outclassing New Zealand 2–0 out there , the first team in over a decade to win a Test rubber there , and of course reaching the World Cup final , England are now a force to be reckoned with . |