Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] in the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | during which some part of the story was told in conventional gesture , e.g. the casting of Carabosse 's spell and the Lilac Fairy 's response in the first scene of The Sleeping Beauty . |
| 2 | TUESDAY 'S play in the first round singles events having been rained off were played yesterday in the 31st Dun Laoghire Bowling tournament in Dublin . |
| 3 | But it would be absurd that he should be able to plead the jury 's verdict in the first trial as a bar to the second . |
| 4 | Cricket now … the amateur players of the Minor Counties have been taking on the game 's elite in the first round of the Nat West Trophy . |
| 5 | He would of course be equally or more aware of a nagging toothache , but there is the further difference that while he would shrink from awareness of the pain , in this case he wants to sustain and enhance the awareness just as he wanted to come to Regent 's Park in the first place , and can be judged to want it by the same kind of tests , for example his reluctance to be dragged away from the cage . |
| 6 | The German press disappeared after Germany 's defeat in the First World War , while the missionary press , though of some historical interest , did not give rise to publications of any major importance . |
| 7 | ENGLAND 'S defeat in the first Cornhill Test has left them with even more problems than those produced by last winter 's disastrous tour of India . |
| 8 | Gooch was yesterday confirmed as skipper for the rest of Ashes series despite England 's defeat in the first Test . |
| 9 | Mountbatten , as Chief of Defence Staff , welcomed the idea , if he did not actually sow it in the Prime Minister 's mind in the first place . |
| 10 | Not only does such an arrangement disrupt the child 's schooling — although arguably it has already been badly disrupted by the child 's absenteeism — but it can often also be a traumatic experience for the child , entrenching the resentment and disaffection which were among the major causes of the child 's truancy in the first place . |
| 11 | What craziness had led her to agree to Peter 's plan in the first place ? she asked herself , and what now … ? |
| 12 | Well th , the money 's for the child 's benefit in the first place . |
| 13 | Durham County Council deputy leader Bob Pendlebury welcomed the county 's inclusion in the first round while Hilary Armstrong , Labour MP for North West Durham , expressed concern at the Government 's motives . |
| 14 | Indeed , it is estimated that as much as one-third of Alexandria 's population in the first century was Jewish . |
| 15 | ‘ Why on earth did you want old Puddephat 's opinion in the first place ? ’ he asked . |
| 16 | ‘ But why , ’ she asked , half cross , half mystified , ‘ did he go to Sam 's boatyard in the first place ? ’ |
| 17 | Instead , James Norris , an American and the person who had put forward Barbara Ward 's name in the first instance , found himself having to deliver a special address , and in Latin , at six hours ' notice . |
| 18 | Underneath Melanie 's name in the first column , she wrote ‘ Lucretia Grant ’ . |
| 19 | The company 's performance in the first quarter of 1993 would certainly back this projection up , he adds , and he is confident that this trend will continue now and in the foreseeable future . |
| 20 | Sturge chairman David Coleridge said : ‘ Wise Speke 's performance in the first half year suffered from the depressed level of activity in the Stock Market as a result of political and economic uncertainty prior to the General Election . |
| 21 | But then I ca n't imagine why you took such a risk with Sam 's life in the first place . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ The Director has decided that in the light of the learned judge 's ruling in the first trial , the second trial should not proceed because there is no longer a realistic prospect of convictions , ’ the CPS anounced yesterday . |
| 23 | The judge 's ruling in the first case was therefore correct . |
| 24 | He was stiff with disapproval at the notion of her carrying buckets of steaming hen mash about the place like any farmer 's daughter in the first place and any chance to cram her back into what he considered her proper place as a lady , he would take . |
| 25 | Poor umpiring decisions against Smith , Hick and Salisbury , all adjudged lbw to balls drifting down the leg side , did not help England 's cause in the first innings . |
| 26 | By the time you read this , Paul will have landed a Jumbo Jet — with a flight simulator , of course — completed a rigorous army assault course and faced challenging questions and puzzles in the popular programme 's studio in the first round of the contest . |
| 27 | Luke , following Paul 's account in the first letter to the Corinthians , is probably the earliest tradition available . |
| 28 | ‘ Such as the fact that it was Nicky 's idea in the first place , because she wanted to show off Taroko Gorge to me as it 's so famous , and that originally all three of us were supposed to go . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ This trip was Kelly 's idea in the first place . ’ |
| 30 | Steadman 's contribution in the first half was restricted to three penalty goals . |