Example sentences of "by the first [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Manchester United 's backlog of League fixtures means that unless they play their First Division game with West Ham that night they could not finish the season by the first weekend in May . |
| 2 | The two cells first grow inward across the midline following a pathway pioneered earlier by the first neurons in the ganglion , Q 1 and Q2 . |
| 3 | Culturally , the native population encountered by the Russians was more varied than that found by the first Europeans in northern North America , but the general linguistic situation in the two regions was similar . |
| 4 | Emilie Candeille , opera singer , grande tragedienne and composeress , is represented by the first performance in 199 years of her Piano Concerto in D , Op2 . |
| 5 | A woman seeks the truth of her ancestry , and discovers truth can be what you want it to be ; in a hospital a neglected old man weaves fables in a lost language ; fantasy becomes reality when a young boy 's sense of wonder is awakened by the first man in space ; a man 's obsession with ‘ the dogs ’ has grim but farcical consequences ; a couple 's holiday in France is disturbed by the ghosts of war ; a chance encounter brings an unexpected delight to a birdwatcher . |
| 6 | The mortgagees had been advised by their own solicitors that the charge executed by the first appellant in September was ineffective and they therefore sought a further mortgage to be executed by both appellants . |
| 7 | The first of them is an appeal by the first defendants in the present action ( ‘ the appellants ’ ) against an order made by Judge Stockdale , sitting at the Watford County Court on 2 August 1991 , committing each appellant to prison for a term of four months by reason of their contempt . |
| 8 | For centuries they were ‘ consecrated ’ by the first celebration in them of the eucharist : what made them holy was the use made of them . |
| 9 | In those days magic in its raw state had been widely available , and had been eagerly utilised by the First Men in their war against the Gods . |
| 10 | Further the third to fifth defendants were also knowingly concerned in investment transactions entered into by the first defendant with members of the U.K. investing public in the course of and/or as a result of the aforesaid contraventions of the Act by the first defendant in which the third to fifth defendants were knowingly concerned in the respects set out in paragraph 29 herein . |
| 11 | Alum pot itself could not fail to be noticed by the first settlers in the district , its yawning gulf constituting an obvious danger to both man and beast ; in the course of time , a wall was built around it and trees planted to indicate its position . |
| 12 | To be included in this brochure , completed forms must be returned to the above address by the first week in December . |
| 13 | Those Q.T. 's who have already received tickets to sell will greatly assist Cicely in the organisation of the event if they would let her know by the first week in February how many tickets they have sold as she will be away from 8th Feb. to 8th March . |
| 14 | 1993 examination entries are now in and candidates will receive their Confirmation of Entry Form by the first week in April . |