Example sentences of "to [adj] in the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women with their womb-smelling warmth , their talcum powder and milky breasts had seen to that in the first four weeks of life . |
| 2 | A good victory was secured at Allander , winning by 4 goals to 2 in the first league match in November . |
| 3 | For clearly , if ever he trusted to this in the first place , he had come without any weapon . ’ |
| 4 | Fran walked with him to the door , wishing that she had never agreed to this in the first place . |
| 5 | P&O said that their tourist vehicle trade had rocketed to 45,680 in the first quarter compared to 24,000 in the same period last year . |
| 6 | His one-man show yesterday failed to prevent the Hammers moving to fourth in the First Division but it saved Pompey from embarrassment . |
| 7 | Prescribed ATs and PS for maths , science and English applied to those in the first year of key stage 1 , and ( with the exception of English ) in the first year of key stage 3 . |
| 8 | The basic information collected and the procedures used to collect it were similar to those in the first survey ( see Chapter 2 ) . |
| 9 | Racing CP beat Stade Francais by 4 points to 3 in the first French Championship final on March 20 , 1892 . |
| 10 | Gossip has it that NT has slipped from summer to winter 1992 and now again to sometime in the first half of 1993 . |
| 11 | Greig won the toss but England then batted poorly , scraping their way to 197 in the first day , although only 80.4 overs were sent down in six hours , Close 's 60 being the best effort . |
| 12 | TRANMERE Rovers manager John King dismissed promotion talk after a 3-0 home win over Southend lifted Rovers to third in the first division . |