Example sentences of "to the first [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was steady light drizzle and virtually no wind but the ebb carried them comfortably down the channel to the first turn in front of the clubhouse , after which the doldrums set in . |
| 2 | Labour , on return to power , decided to press on with the development of a new family allowance scheme , called ‘ child benefit ’ , designed to replace the older allowance , extended it to the first child in each family , and offset it against the abolition of tax allowances . |
| 3 | The issues under this sub-paragraph turn on the Court of Justice 's answer to the first question in the Kalfelis case [ 1989 ] E.C.R. 5565 , 5569 , which was : |
| 4 | Poor weather in the US contributed to the first fall in profit before tax at Tate & Lyle for 14 years . |
| 5 | will be displayed and the cursor will move to the first field in error . |
| 6 | DESPITE the impressive 38–4 scoreline against London Crusaders , there was a distinct lack of style to match the occasion yesterday as Sheffield secured their return to the First Division in a game spoilt by strong wind . |
| 7 | The irony that Charlton finally got back to the First Division in 1986 , the year their exile from The Valley began , is n't lost on Ufton . |
| 8 | After the club 's liquidation crisis in 1986 , he shared in the fairytale rise from the Third Division to the First Division in successive seasons . |
| 9 | Keegan , who guided United to the First Division in the twilight of his playing career , has put the terms he 'd want for a three-year contract to Sir John and his fellow directors . |
| 10 | Keegan , who guided United to the First Division in the twilight of his playing career , has put the terms he 'd want for a three-year contract to Sir John and his fellow directors . |
| 11 | McCord 's revelations led to the first crack in the united front amongst Nixon 's officials . |
| 12 | This declared ambition to reach a broad readership beyond the closed bastions of academia brings one to the first fissure in the book . |
| 13 | I have to admit that I was expecting something rather special from him , but listening to the first instalment in his survey of the sonatas has only strengthened my opinion that it seems almost impossible for one pianist to attain a consistent level of achievement in all of the sonatas . |
| 14 | Bob Champion had been advised by Fred Winter , who had twice ridden the winner of the Grand National , to take a pull halfway to the first fence in order to prevent his mount from rushing at it . |
| 15 | First overflow records do not add any additional time if the index has two entries per track , and if the index items point to the first record in the overflow chain . |
| 16 | It may be convenient for the last record to have a pointer which points to the first record in that list , in which case the list is a circular list , ring or chain ( see Figure 5.11 ) . |
| 17 | The behaviour alleged under – above would amount to a matrimonial offence , while the circumstances covered by amount to the first recognition in England of a right of divorce by mutual consent . |
| 18 | Carson flipped back a page , to the first entry in the notebook . |
| 19 | From padlocked gates at Ayresome Park , courtesy of the Official Receiver , to the First Diviion in two years was a magnificent achievement . |
| 20 | Noting further that unc and applying Gauss 's theorem to the first term in the bracket we get |