Example sentences of "[noun pl] occurred [prep] [art] first " in BNC.

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1 Most cases occurred in the first 48 hours of detention ( until July 1988 Austrian law allowed detainees to be held incommunicado for 48 hours ) .
2 Unfortunately heavy losses occurred during the First World War with all four being sunk .
3 For example , in 1979 nearly half of all divorces occurred within the first 10 years .
4 The independence of the people 's committees was not ultimately compatible with communist rule in north Korea and problems occurred in the first few months of communist dominance .
5 Although a fall in numbers occurred in the first year after charges were introduced , that was largely due to the building works , but the figures have increased and Welsh men are looking forward enormously to the addition to their national museum .
6 Most complications occurred with the first few procedures when the technique was being developed .
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