Example sentences of "at [noun] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are fears of reprisals after Wright was involved in a controversial coin-throwing incident at Highbury in the first leg . |
| 2 | The tourists had looked decidedly ordinary at times during the first half , but combined more fluently in the second to run up their most convincing victory to date , albeit a hollow one . |
| 3 | Many were , indeed , buried during the Hannibalic War or the civil wars after 49BC , when much of the fighting took place in Italy , but many other hoards were buried at times during the first century BC when there was no fighting there . |
| 4 | We were caught on our last night at Dhundi by the first of seven days bad weather . |
| 5 | Interviews also took place with parents in 10 of the 25 cases selected for follow-up.The study looked at cases during the first six months after the initial case conference . |
| 6 | A total of 1,200 African migrants had been arrested by the Civil Guard at Algeciras in the first eight months of 1992 . |
| 7 | Those pants of his were around his knees when he slammed through the double doors of the brownstone , and around his ankles as he stumbled at speed up the first flight of stairs . |
| 8 | Derry were the better side at Gortakeegan for the first minutes they squandered several chances to kill off newcomers Monaghan and paid the penalty when the home side clawed their way back to force an equaliser . |
| 9 | McDonald 's two-over-par round of 70 at Banff , coupled with a 69 at Fraserburgh in the first round , gave him a one-over aggregate of 139 and the Uniroyal Quaich for the first time at the age of 39 . |
| 10 | He even played in the club second fifteen as a prop in preference to being at lock for the first although , when the senior side was in relegation danger , he acceded to the club selectors ' request to revert to lock to help them to safety . |
| 11 | Rosalind Plowright , singing at ENO for the first time in eight years , is an Elisabeth de Valois of aptly regal appearance , though her initially expressive line showed increasing signs of strain . |
| 12 | In fact she lay in the warm , dark grey shadows of her room quite at peace for the first time since she had come to Italy . |
| 13 | There was a heady scent of rosemary and thyme in the air , and she breathed it in , feeling strangely at peace for the first time in as long as she could remember . |
| 14 | On Saturday I sat there watching his team lose at home to Chelsea and listening to an Australian Evertonian who was back at Goodison for the first time since he emigrated in 1985 . |
| 15 | This Meeting , taking also into Consideration the numbers of Complaints against makers & sellers of yearn in Isla , hereby appoint that a Mercat for yearn shall be held at Bowmore on the first Tuesday of March yearly , and on such other days as they afterwards shall appoint , And hereby ordain the Clerk to make advertisments for the different Parish Kirks . |
| 16 | Her life at Remaisnil in the first years had no routine ; she continued to travel regularly around Europe overseeing shops as well as production in Helmond . |
| 17 | The ‘ development theory ’ made it too easy to claim that a state 's interests were at stake at the first sign of legitimate criticism . |
| 18 | Horse and Jockey AC match secretary Mick Dryers had an unusual Sunday morning — he spent it at home for the first time in two years . |
| 19 | Cove lost at home for the first time in 13 games , going down 3–1 to Epsom & Ewell . |
| 20 | Dedicated Wyn has now astounded doctors by bringing Norman to live back at home for the first time in three-and-a-half years . |
| 21 | After overcoming Blackburn 3-0 at home in the first leg , due largely to an injury to Rovers ' goalkeeper Terry Gennoe , they were beaten 2-1 last night but prevailed on aggregate . |
| 22 | United will be at home in the first leg on September the twenty second and away at Villa Park two weeks later . |
| 23 | ‘ It is not so bad for us because we would be at home in the first leg , ’ said Blues chairman David Campbell . |
| 24 | This Saturday RUC meet the Welders again , this time at home in the first round of the Steel and Sons Cup , while Linfield Swifts face Distillery Seconds at Midgley Park in the same competition . |
| 25 | Matches to be played home and away on November 25 and December 9 with first named teams at home in the first leg . |
| 26 | Together the two are priced at $10,000 for the first copy . |
| 27 | Lots selling for above that figure will be charged at 15% on the first $50,000 and 10% for the remaining amount . |
| 28 | Coventry v Southampton Having just won at Liverpool for the first time , Coventry ought to be in the mood to take Southampton even though the latter have lost only once in a dozen games . |
| 29 | Neuron Data hopes to sell around 300 copies of the Japanese development version , priced at $23,200 in the first year . |
| 30 | In April 1985 , a Rolex-Jackie Stewart Celebrity Challenge was held at Gleneagles for the first time . |